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R&H Quality Refractory Services, Inc

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — NORCO, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at R&H Quality Refractory Services, Inc in NORCO, LOUISIANA
Employer R&H Quality Refractory Services, Inc Report ID 2015063924
Address 801 Prospect Avenue City, State ZIP NORCO, LOUISIANA 70079
Event Date June 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # 1085443
GPS Coordinates 30.00000, -90.41000

Incident Narrative

Employees were dismantling a scaffolding stairway to make entry into the pro scrubber. The scaffold collapsed when the scaffold cross brace was taken off and the cross brace struck two employees.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2015, a worker at R&H Quality Refractory Services, Inc in NORCO, LOUISIANA suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment, with scaffolds-staging, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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