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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016054354 · 5/18/2016 · Entergy Lafayette Service Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Entergy Lafayette Service Center
Location
577 Pershing Hwy, SUNSET, LOUISIANA, 70584
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trimming a tree limb with a chainsaw while working off of an extension ladder. The ladder fell and the employee fell approximately 10-12 feet with the ladder landing on the ground in a standing position. He broke his right leg in three places and suffered an open fracture to his lower right leg requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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