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Corvias

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — FORT RILEY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Corvias in FORT RILEY, KANSAS
Employer Corvias Report ID 2021021455
Address 406 Pershing Ct City, State ZIP FORT RILEY, KANSAS 66442
Event Date February 18, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ground, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Culverts, nonconfined ditches
Industry (NAICS) 336992 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.06000, -96.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a sewer auger machine to clear a blocked drain at a residence. He had inserted the auger into the outside clean-out when he slipped and fell into a drainage culvert, suffering fractures to the right tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2021, a worker at Corvias in FORT RILEY, KANSAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ground, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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