Fractures

Name: Fractures at Golden Nugget Lake Charles
Start: 3/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032274 · 3/15/2016 · Golden Nugget Lake Charles

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Reptiles, unspecified

Employer

Name: Golden Nugget Lake Charles
Location: 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70601
NAICS: 721120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a snake from the spa pool area while standing on a 6-foot A-frame ladder. The snake lunged at the employee and startled him. He attempted to step down on the ladder and missed a rung. He fell to the ground and suffered a compound fracture to the left ankle.

Source

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