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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024010431 · 1/16/2024 · The GEO Group Alexandria Staging Facility

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
The GEO Group Alexandria Staging Facility
Location
96 George Thompson road, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, 71303
NAICS
532490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a step ladder measuring approximately 4-6 feet in order to reach an item on a shelf. On the highest step of the ladder, the employee lost his balance and fell, resulting in a pilon fracture of the tibia, a fractured and dislocated ankle, and a heel fracture, all in his right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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