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Reintjes Services Inc.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GONZALES, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Reintjes Services Inc. in GONZALES, LOUISIANA
Employer Reintjes Services Inc. Report ID 2016098605
Address 2831 S. Darla Ave. City, State ZIP GONZALES, LOUISIANA 70737
Event Date September 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Wrenches-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 327120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.20000, -90.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was tightening a rivet buster with a pipe wrench as it was secured in a vice. The jaws of the pipe wrench then slipped, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He injured the right side of his hip and was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 12, 2016, a worker at Reintjes Services Inc. in GONZALES, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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