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Loadmaster Derrick and Equipment

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Loadmaster Derrick and Equipment in BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA
Employer Loadmaster Derrick and Equipment Report ID 2015041825
Address 1084 S Cruse Ave City, State ZIP BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA 70518
Event Date April 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 333132 Inspection # 1055587
GPS Coordinates 30.10000, -91.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working near a stack of square hollow structural steel members. An unloaded gantry crane made contact with the stack and knocked over members. Falling members pinned the employee's leg against an adjacent stack, breaking both ankles and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 8, 2015, a worker at Loadmaster Derrick and Equipment in BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with structural metal materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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