Ruiz-Boyter Construction & Supplies

Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified — Fractures — ABILENE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ruiz-Boyter Construction & Supplies in ABILENE, Texas
Employer Ruiz-Boyter Construction & Supplies
Address 615 FM 2404
City, State ZIP ABILENE, Texas 79601
Report ID 2025077361
Event Date July 28, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified
Source of Injury Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238220
Inspection # 1842360
GPS Coordinates 32.51185, -99.77968

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Incident Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot ladder, working to insulate 24-inch piping that was 12 feet above the ground. The pipe jack/steel tube used to raise the pipe slipped, causing the steel tube to strike the employee's face. The impact caused the employee to fall off the ladder and sustain fractures to their left tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2025, a worker at Ruiz-Boyter Construction & Supplies in ABILENE, Texas suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified, with portable ladders and stairs unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 62 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified injuries.

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