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Intracranial injuries, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2017076119 · 7/3/2017 · Macro Companies, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source
Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck

Employer

Name
Macro Companies, Inc
Location
3939 W. Congress Street, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70503
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a winch boom crane bucket truck. The employee was in the bucket using the winch to remove a manhole cover that was stuck. The manhole cover released and the bucket truck bucked, throwing the employee out of the bucket. The employee fell 25 feet to the concrete pad and suffered head trauma. A harness was not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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