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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015129740 · 12/27/2015 · Jacob and Mary Abdalla Family Properties, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
Jacob and Mary Abdalla Family Properties, L.L.C.
Location
945 Crestwell Lane, OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA, 70570
NAICS
53
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working from a 20 foot extension ladder to apply bird repellant underneath of a store awning when he fell backwards approximately 15 feet and landed on his back. The fall caused a fracture to his spine in the mid to lower lumbar region.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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