Dolphin Services, LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures - HOUMA, Louisiana
| Employer | Dolphin Services, LLC |
| Address | 400 Thompson Rd. |
| City, State ZIP | HOUMA, Louisiana 70361 |
| Report ID | 2015020672 |
| Event Date | February 21, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Cranes-other mobile cranes |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 |
| Inspection # | 1042524 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.54000, -90.68000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance work on a crawler crane's ignition system while standing on the track which provided only 5.5 inches of surface to stand on. The mechanic slipped and fell approximately 59 inches and broke his right leg. He was admitted to the hospital.
Incident Summary
On February 21, 2015, a worker at Dolphin Services, LLC in HOUMA, Louisiana suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with cranes-other mobile cranes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 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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