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Metro Electric, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — EDINBURG, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Metro Electric, Inc. in EDINBURG, TEXAS
Employer Metro Electric, Inc. Report ID 2021010809
Address 100 N. Closner Blvd. City, State ZIP EDINBURG, TEXAS 78539
Event Date January 29, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1512720
GPS Coordinates 26.30000, -98.16000

Incident Narrative

On January 29, 2021, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was spray painting a conduit pipe while on an A-frame ladder. He fell from the fifth rung of the ladder to the concrete floor and sustained a fractured right ankle.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2021, a worker at Metro Electric, Inc. in EDINBURG, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). 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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