AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc. | Report ID | 2016076145 |
| Address | 8728 Kiowa Dr. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70815 |
| Event Date | July 8, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.46000, -91.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While standing on a loading dock to the side of a forklift, an employee was bumped by another forklift, fell down, and sustained a deep laceration to his left leg below the knee, requiring stitches.
Incident Summary
On July 8, 2016, a worker at AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc. in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered cuts, lacerations to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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