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Technology for Education LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LORENA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Technology for Education LLC in LORENA, TEXAS
Employer Technology for Education LLC Report ID 20191111726
Address 1 Leopard Ln City, State ZIP LORENA, TEXAS 76655
Event Date November 11, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541519 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.38000, -97.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a 6-foot ladder. The ladder wobbled, then fell; the employee fell with it to the floor and suffered a back injury. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2019, a worker at Technology for Education LLC in LORENA, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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