Rusk County Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Fall on same level, unspecified — Fractures — HENDERSON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rusk County Electric Cooperative, Inc. in HENDERSON, TEXAS
Employer Rusk County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Report ID 2021020980
Address 3162 State Highway 43 East City, State ZIP HENDERSON, TEXAS 75652
Event Date February 3, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Parking lot-paved
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.19000, -94.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking in a parking lot to get from one building to another when they fell and broke their left wrist. The fracture required surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2021, a worker at Rusk County Electric Cooperative, Inc. in HENDERSON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with parking lot-paved identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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