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Venture Mechanical, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Venture Mechanical, Inc. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Venture Mechanical, Inc. Report ID 20191212941
Address Simpli.Fi Interiors (Construction Site), 140 E. Exchange Ave. City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76164
Event Date December 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Extension ladders
Secondary Source Extension ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1452269
GPS Coordinates 32.78000, -97.35000

Incident Narrative

An extension ladder slipped out from underneath an employee. She fell about 7 to 10 feet; her right arm was broken in multiple places as she fell, and she landed on the ladder.

Incident Summary

On December 17, 2019, a worker at Venture Mechanical, Inc. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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