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Secured Document Shredding, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — MIDLAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Secured Document Shredding, Inc. in MIDLAND, TEXAS
Employer Secured Document Shredding, Inc. Report ID 20181111891
Address 26 W. Industrial Loop City, State ZIP MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701
Event Date November 19, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.97000, -102.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing repair work on a truck. He was inside the shoot attempting to dislodge a door. When the door popped open, he fell onto the ground 2 feet below, fracturing his pelvis and breaking his left arm.

Incident Summary

On November 19, 2018, a worker at Secured Document Shredding, Inc. in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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