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Exterior Inspections

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — SUGAR LAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Exterior Inspections in SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
Employer Exterior Inspections Report ID 2021032092
Address 4643 Sanders Meadows City, State ZIP SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77479
Event Date March 9, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541350 Inspection # 1519049
GPS Coordinates 29.59000, -95.67000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were working on a scaffold during an exterior siding inspection. A board broke and the employees fell. One suffered a broken ankle, and the other suffered a sprained ankle and cut to the left hand.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2021, a worker at Exterior Inspections in SUGAR LAND, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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