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UPS

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer UPS Report ID 2016043153
Address 5700 MORRISON ROAD City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70126
Event Date April 14, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.02000, -90.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was filling a natural gas powered vehicle. A noise startled the employee, who then fell backward and made contact with the lip of the fueling island, breaking his right leg in the process. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2016, a worker at UPS in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with structures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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