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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20191011116 · 10/24/2019 · Repcon, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Repcon, Inc
Location
26100 LA - 405, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was transporting two sections of 3-inch schedule 50 piping. While the employee was offloading the trailer and moving the pipes from a pallet to cribbing, a pipe slipped and fell onto the employee's right foot; the employee then fell while turning, hitting the ground and suffering a broken fibula and tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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