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TK Drywall

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TK Drywall in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer TK Drywall Report ID 2020076286
Address 10375 Richmond City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042
Event Date July 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.72000, -95.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a 5-foot rolling scaffold that was being moved as work progressed. The scaffold's wheel got caught causing it and the employee to fall to the concrete floor. The employee sustained head and face injuries.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2020, a worker at TK Drywall in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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