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Acme Brick- Texas Clay A Plant

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — MALAKOFF, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Acme Brick- Texas Clay A Plant in MALAKOFF, TEXAS
Employer Acme Brick- Texas Clay A Plant Report ID 2023032474
Address 402 Bartlett Ave City, State ZIP MALAKOFF, TEXAS 75148
Event Date March 19, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.16000, -96.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was descending a fixed ladder from the top of a kiln. He slipped from the third or fourth rung, fell to the ground, and suffered multiple fractures to his lower left leg in the ankle area.

Incident Summary

On March 19, 2023, a worker at Acme Brick- Texas Clay A Plant in MALAKOFF, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). 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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