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Vortex Industries

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Vortex Industries in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Vortex Industries Report ID 2020076185
Address 15121 Gulf Fwy City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034
Event Date July 2, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Garage doors
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # 1482355
GPS Coordinates 29.58000, -95.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a garage door from an A-frame ladder when a motion detector sensor was engaged, causing the door to start to come down. The door struck the employee's head, causing him to fall off the ladder and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injury to his head.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2020, a worker at Vortex Industries in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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