HOUSTON, May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A Houston-area utility worker has filed a
lawsuit against CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, after he
was severely injured in a fall from a company utility pole.
On March 15, 2019, near
Tomball, Texas, Garrett Wilder, an employee of electrical
contractor L.E. Myers Co., went with his co-worker to the utility
pole owned by CenterPoint Energy Houston to do maintenance
work.
The lawsuit says a CenterPoint employee on the site told him to
climb the 100-foot pole to install hand and foot bolts with fall
protection eyelets. The contractor had climbed approximately
halfway up the pole using fall protection gear when one of the
handholds that was supposed to be permanently attached to the pole
became separated, causing him to fall 40 feet to the ground. Upon
impact, Mr. Wilder stopped breathing and his heart stopped beating.
He was revived by his co-worker before being taken to the hospital.
After multiple surgeries to his lower extremities and back, Mr.
Wilder has been transitioned to a long and arduous physical therapy
regime.
"Mr. Wilder's injuries were caused by CenterPoint's negligence,"
said Provost Umphrey attorney Matthew
Matheny, who is representing Mr. Wilder. "Our client has
suffered severe, permanent injuries which would have cost him his
life if it had not been for the swift action of his fellow
employee."
Mr. Wilder is seeking in excess of $1
million in damages for physical pain and suffering, mental
anguish, lost wages, disfigurement, physical impairment and future
medical bills. He is also asking for punitive damages. The lawsuit
is Garrett Wilder vs. CenterPoint
Energy Houston Electric, LLC. In the 269th District Court,
Harris County, Texas.
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, is owned by Utility
Holding, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston-based CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:
CNP.)
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