Fractures

Name: Fractures at Loadmaster Derrick and Equipment
Start: 4/8/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015041825 · 4/8/2015 · Loadmaster Derrick and Equipment

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Loadmaster Derrick and Equipment
Location: 1084 S Cruse Ave, BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA, 70518
NAICS: 333132
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working near a stack of square hollow structural steel members. An unloaded gantry crane made contact with the stack and knocked over members. Falling members pinned the employee's leg against an adjacent stack, breaking both ankles and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown