Fractures

Name: Fractures at Lamar Advertising Company
Start: 5/9/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054043 · 5/9/2022 · Lamar Advertising Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
Source: Catwalks
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Lamar Advertising Company
Location: Hwy 90 West of Del A Point Rd., GAUTIER, MISSISSIPPI, 39553
NAICS: 541850
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing vinyl on an outdoor poster panel. A support brace for the catwalk failed and broke away causing the catwalk to collapse. The employee fell 11.6 feet to the ground and sustained a broken ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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