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Report: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet at Sunshine Electronic Display in Houston, Texas
DATE: 01/12/17
An employee was installing a sign for a newly constructed gas station and was using a 14-foot extension ladder along with some hand tools. When he began to descend the ladder, it slid to the side. He then fell 12 feet to the ground below and injured his back, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
| Report ID |
2017010371 |
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| Date |
01/12/2017 |
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| UPA |
1173645 |
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| Primary NAICS |
339950 |
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| Nature |
1972 |
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Part of Body |
320 |
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Source |
7421 |
Extension ladders |
| Event |
4333 |
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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