Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Name: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at Alfred Palma LLC
Start: 9/29/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020099242 · 9/29/2020 · Alfred Palma LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
Source: Skylights
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Alfred Palma LLC
Location: Port of Lake Charles, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70601
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 29, 2020, an employee was working on a warehouse roof. As he looked for an anchorage point, he fell through a skylight to the floor 12 feet below. He suffered a skull fracture and a spleen injury; he was hospitalized and his spleen had to be removed. Fall protection was being worn, but was not anchored at the time of the incident.

Source

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