Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

John Plott Company, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at John Plott Company, Inc. in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Employer John Plott Company, Inc. Report ID 2017021322
Address Adjacent to 3346 Redbud Lane City, State ZIP SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71108
Event Date February 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1214256
GPS Coordinates 32.43000, -93.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inside a trench box waiting on pipe to be lowered when a piece of PVC pipe fell from above and struck the employee's leg above the ankle.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2017, a worker at John Plott Company, Inc. in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with plastic, pvc, or rubber pipes and tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,482 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for John Plott Company, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Dec 2, 2017 BRIGGS & STRATTON POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI Fractures Hosp.
Jun 29, 2015 East End Welding KENT, OHIO Fractures and dislocations Hosp.
Jun 28, 2021 Basden Steel BURLESON, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Sep 13, 2021 C&C PAINTING CONTRACTORS INC. HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Apr 11, 2017 Precision Steel Services, Inc. TOLEDO, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Feb 16, 2015 ERNST METAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC MORAINE, OHIO Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Mar 31, 2016 Turner Company Precast Concrete RHOME, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jun 13, 2023 Acme Truck Line, Inc. GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA Fractures Hosp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports