BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - HOUSTON, Texas
| Employer | BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. |
| Address | 7914 Granite Ridge Lane |
| City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, Texas 77095 |
| Report ID | 2019077842 |
| Event Date | July 31, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ceilings |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 517310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.89000, -95.66000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working in a customer's attic above the second story. The employee fell two stories through the ceiling and landed on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a shoulder injury.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2019, a worker at BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. in HOUSTON, Texas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet, with ceilings identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 48 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet injuries.
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