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Wilson Fire Equipment

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wilson Fire Equipment in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Wilson Fire Equipment Report ID 2019066440
Address 1221 McKinney St. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77010
Event Date June 26, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # 1412654
GPS Coordinates 29.75000, -95.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a mobile scaffold vertical lift that was approximately 800 pounds. It fell back on the employee causing a fractured left ankle that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 26, 2019, a worker at Wilson Fire Equipment in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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