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UGI Utilities Incorporated

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — READING, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UGI Utilities Incorporated in READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer UGI Utilities Incorporated Report ID 20191213164
Address 33 S. 11th Street City, State ZIP READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19602
Event Date December 24, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221210 Inspection # 1463997
GPS Coordinates 40.33000, -75.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a second employee carry a gas meter down the exterior stairs at a customer's premises. The employee was walking backward in the lead, while the second employee walked forward in the rear. The gas meter weighed approximately 70 pounds. About halfway down the stairs, the employee walking backward lost his footing and fell down the stairs, breaking his left leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On December 24, 2019, a worker at UGI Utilities Incorporated in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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