Herniated discs

Name: Herniated discs at A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Start: 12/26/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211926 · 12/26/2016 · A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Herniated discs

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name: A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Location: Target, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70816
NAICS: 561330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While rewiring equipment on top of a larger cooler, an employee walked from one cooler to another and tripped, falling forward, then off the cooler and onto the ground approximately 8 feet below. The employee sustained facial lacerations and three herniated discs in the neck.

Source

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