Quanta Telecom Services, LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — GEORGETOWN, Texas
| Employer | Quanta Telecom Services, LLC |
| Address | Intersection of W University Ave and S Austin St. |
| City, State ZIP | GEORGETOWN, Texas 78628 |
| Report ID | 20191112112 |
| Event Date | November 21, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ground, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 517919 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.64000, -97.75000 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee was spotting for a dump truck while it backed up to dump crushed stone near an approximately 76-inch deep excavation. While signaling the dump truck, the injured employee lost his footing and fell into the open hole, landing upright, and sustaining a fractured right ankle.
Incident Summary
On November 21, 2019, a worker at Quanta Telecom Services, LLC in GEORGETOWN, Texas suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet, with ground, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 163 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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| Sep 21, 2017 | New River Electrical Corp | CHARLESTON, West Virginia | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Mar 2, 2015 | DICK OTKE CONSTRUCTION | JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Jan 13, 2016 | BP Roofing Inc. | CAPE CORAL, Florida | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Oct 27, 2015 | MMC CONTRACTORS NATIONAL INC. | INDEPENDENCE, Missouri | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Jul 18, 2017 | Kennett Square Specialties, LLC | KENNETT SQUARE, Pennsylvania | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Jul 5, 2022 | GC Upstate Environmental Solutions | SYOSSET, New York | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Hosp. |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Tradesmen International | JACKSONVILLE, Florida | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Feb 2, 2017 | Forterra | NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Hosp. |
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