A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Herniated discs - BATON ROUGE, Louisiana
| Employer | A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc. |
| Address | Target, 2001 Millerville Road |
| City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, Louisiana 70816 |
| Report ID | 20161211926 |
| Event Date | December 26, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Herniated discs |
| Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561330 |
| Inspection # | 1199693 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.44092, -91.02178 |
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Incident Narrative
While rewiring equipment on top of a larger cooler, an employee walked from one cooler to another and tripped, falling forward, then off the cooler and onto the ground approximately 8 feet below. The employee sustained facial lacerations and three herniated discs in the neck.
Incident Summary
On December 26, 2016, a worker at A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc. in BATON ROUGE, Louisiana suffered herniated discs to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with refrigerators, freezers, ice makers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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