NDH Service - Air Conditioning & Heating

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - THE WOODLANDS, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at NDH Service - Air Conditioning & Heating in THE WOODLANDS, Texas
Employer NDH Service - Air Conditioning & Heating
Address 2520 Research Forest Drive
City, State ZIP THE WOODLANDS, Texas 77380
Report ID 2023065202
Event Date June 13, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 238220
GPS Coordinates 30.17686, -95.47734

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Incident Narrative

A service technician mis-stepped while climbing a fixed ladder and fell approximately 5 to 6 feet. He sustained fractures to the back and ribs and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2023, a worker at NDH Service - Air Conditioning & Heating in THE WOODLANDS, Texas suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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