Dislocation of joints

Name: Dislocation of joints at UTLX Manufacturing, LLC
Start: 9/8/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096528 · 9/8/2015 · UTLX Manufacturing, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name: UTLX Manufacturing, LLC
Location: 6325 Hwy 1 North, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, 71303
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to attach a metal jacket around a railroad car when the securement chain on the ladder came loose. The ladder became unstable and slid, causing the employee to fall and dislocate the left ankle. The employee required surgery.

Source

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