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Fractures and burns

1 hospitalization · 2023109062 · 10/1/2023 · Sugarland AG, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and burns

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Sugarland AG, LLC
Location
E. 40th st about 1/4 of a mile E, CUT OFF, LOUISIANA, 70345
NAICS
111930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a tractor pulling a sugarcane harvester on a flatbed trailer. While on the road, the harvester contacted an internet service line that was energized. The employee exited the tractor and climbed on the steps of the harvester to check for damage. The employee received an electrical shock causing him to fall from the steps of the harvester to the ground. The employee sustained electrical burns to the chest, back, and leg. He also sustained a laceration to the head and three broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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