Evergy Operations Center
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Fractures — TOPEKA, KANSAS
| Employer | Evergy Operations Center | Report ID | 20221211048 |
| Address | 4200 SW Topeka Blvd. | City, State ZIP | TOPEKA, KANSAS 66609 |
| Event Date | December 20, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Source of Injury | Roofs, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Nonclassifiable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | 1640842 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.99000, -95.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in the bucket of a bucket truck stringing a service wire over the roof of a building. The employee stepped out of the bucket onto the roof and fell through the roof. The employee sustained fractures.
Incident Summary
On December 20, 2022, a worker at Evergy Operations Center in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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