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Lamun Lusk Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home-Touchstone Community

Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — BIG SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lamun Lusk Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home-Touchstone Community in BIG SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Lamun Lusk Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home-Touchstone Community Report ID 2018088662
Address 1809 N. Hwy. 87 City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79720
Event Date August 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 551114 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.26000, -101.49000

Incident Narrative

At about 3:10 a.m. on August 22, 2018, an employee was changing filters in a residence's attic. As he walked from one end of the attic to the other, he fell through the floor, landing on the floor about 10 feet below. He fractured his right foot and suffered a laceration to the right hand, and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2018, a worker at Lamun Lusk Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home-Touchstone Community in BIG SPRING, TEXAS suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 163 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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