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Suderman Contracting Stevedores, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Suderman Contracting Stevedores, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Suderman Contracting Stevedores, Inc. Report ID 2023087981
Address 111 East Loop North, Dock 16 City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029
Event Date August 29, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Loaders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.81000, -95.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a wheel loader preventing hooks from impacting the windshield. He fell approximately 3 feet to the ground and sustained a fractured left tibia.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2023, a worker at Suderman Contracting Stevedores, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with loaders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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