Sovereign Builders, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sovereign Builders, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Sovereign Builders, Inc. Report ID 2018088369
Address 18002 Park Row Rd City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77084
Event Date August 15, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Ground, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Wooden stakes
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.78000, -95.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a fiberglass extension ladder along the side of a building when his foot became caught on a wooden stake protruding from the ground, causing him to fall. When he fell, his other foot became tangled between the first and second rungs of the ladder, and he suffered compound fractures of the right tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2018, a worker at Sovereign Builders, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with ground, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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