Vivint Wireless, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - ODESSA, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Vivint Wireless, Inc. in ODESSA, Texas
Employer Vivint Wireless, Inc.
Address Residential Home
City, State ZIP ODESSA, Texas 79762
Report ID 2022010389
Event Date January 14, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified
Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 561621
GPS Coordinates 31.89000, -102.35000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was running wire in a residential attic to install an alarm system. He stepped on a board thought to be a secure part of the truss framing. The board broke, causing the employee to strike his head on the framing as he fell, causing a head injury.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2022, a worker at Vivint Wireless, Inc. in ODESSA, Texas suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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