One Home Medical Equipment Texas LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
| Employer | One Home Medical Equipment Texas LLC | Report ID | 2019077719 |
| Address | 360 Seele Street | City, State ZIP | NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS 78130 |
| Event Date | July 29, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Delivery truck or van |
| Secondary Source | Delivery truck or van | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 532490 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.69000, -98.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inside a box truck walking backwards while pulling out equipment on wheels when he overstepped and fell backwards onto a lift gate, fracturing his right arm.
Incident Summary
On July 29, 2019, a worker at One Home Medical Equipment Texas LLC in NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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