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Fleming Construction Company, LLC

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — METAIRIE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fleming Construction Company, LLC in METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
Employer Fleming Construction Company, LLC Report ID 2015021172
Address Jefferson Parish Sewer Lift Station, Intersection of Veterans Blvd. & Harvard Ave. City, State ZIP METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 70006
Event Date February 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Sewers, manholes, storm drains
Secondary Source Manhole and cistern covers
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1038987
GPS Coordinates 30.01000, -90.19000

Incident Narrative

Employee was attempting to pull a ladder out of a manhole at a sewer lift station. The manhole hatch cover fell on the employee and knocked him down the hole. Employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2015, a worker at Fleming Construction Company, LLC in METAIRIE, LOUISIANA suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with sewers, manholes, storm drains identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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