W. Brown Enterprises, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS
| Employer | W. Brown Enterprises, Inc. | Report ID | 20211210637 |
| Address | FM 2729 and Copeland Ln. | City, State ZIP | VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS 75495 |
| Event Date | December 10, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237130 | Inspection # | 1569684 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.42000, -96.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in a bucket truck's bucket, retrieving a device that had been left behind while telecommunications conduit was installed. The employee fell out of the bucket and suffered a broken vertebra.
Incident Summary
On December 10, 2021, a worker at W. Brown Enterprises, Inc. in VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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