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U.S. Water Services Corporation

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Water Services Corporation in TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA
Employer U.S. Water Services Corporation Report ID 2022087337
Address Tecumseh city sewer plant, 19762 Patterson Drive City, State ZIP TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA 74873
Event Date August 18, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 221310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.27000, -96.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just manually cleared a steel grate at a sewage inlet trough. He fell from a fixed ladder to the concrete floor, suffering lacerations, contusions, and hairline fractures to the head, neck, right knee, and right tibia.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2022, a worker at U.S. Water Services Corporation in TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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