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FedEx Ground

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FedEx Ground in HEWITT, TEXAS
Employer FedEx Ground Report ID 2020076244
Address 685 Alliance Pkwy City, State ZIP HEWITT, TEXAS 76643
Event Date July 4, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # 1482745
GPS Coordinates 31.46000, -97.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately 10 feet from the second elevated platform to the first elevated platform of an elevated sort tower and landed on the guard rail resulting in a fracture injury.

Incident Summary

On July 4, 2020, a worker at FedEx Ground in HEWITT, TEXAS suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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