Olameter Corporation LLC
Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Sprains, strains, minor tears — NEW CANEY, TEXAS
| Employer | Olameter Corporation LLC | Report ID | 2024087259 |
| Address | 117 White Oak | City, State ZIP | NEW CANEY, TEXAS 77357 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Sprains, strains, minor tears | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Source of Injury | Ground |
| Secondary Source | Hole in ground | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 926130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.17000, -95.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually reading the electric meters at an abandoned home. He was walking back to his vehicle through overgrown vegetation and household debris when he stepped in a hole, twisted his left knee, and fell to the ground. As he got up and tried to walk, his right knee twisted as well and he fell a second time. The employee sustained a torn left quadricep tendon and a torn right patellar tendon requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2024, a worker at Olameter Corporation LLC in NEW CANEY, TEXAS suffered sprains, strains, minor tears to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with ground identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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