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Printpack, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Printpack, Inc. in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Employer Printpack, Inc. Report ID 2015010632
Address 210 Kansas City Avenue City, State ZIP SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71107
Event Date January 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Tarps and sheeting-nonmetal, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.53000, -93.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping the truck driver load equipment onto a flatbed truck. They were covering the equipment with a tarp. The tarp began to slip, causing the employee to lose balance and fall onto the concrete platform 4 feet below the flatbed surface. The employee was taken to Willis Knighton North Medical Center and admitted. The employee suffered a compression fracture to the L-1 Vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On January 20, 2015, a worker at Printpack, Inc. in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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