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City Wide Building Services, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at City Wide Building Services, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer City Wide Building Services, LLC Report ID 2021097952
Address MD Anderson - Mendelsohn Faculty Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77030
Event Date September 15, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.70000, -95.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee set up a ladder on a roof against a 12-foot parapet wall to pull up ropes. The ladder slipped on the wet roofing surface and the employee fell from the ladder. The employee sustained six rib fractures and a punctured right lung.

Incident Summary

On September 15, 2021, a worker at City Wide Building Services, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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