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PCL Construction

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PCL Construction in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Employer PCL Construction Report ID 2017065583
Address Interstate 220 City, State ZIP SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71105
Event Date June 19, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.55000, -93.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to pick up lumber from an overturned 18-wheeler on the interstate. The employee was standing on a bundle of lumber when the load shifted and catapulted the employee 4 to 6 feet in the air. He landed on and injured his neck.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2017, a worker at PCL Construction in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury 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 bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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