Macro Companies, Inc
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — LAFAYETTE, Louisiana
| Employer | Macro Companies, Inc |
| Address | 3939 W. Congress Street |
| City, State ZIP | LAFAYETTE, Louisiana 70503 |
| Report ID | 2017076119 |
| Event Date | July 3, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries, unspecified |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238290 |
| Inspection # | 1246159 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.19000, -92.06000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a winch boom crane bucket truck. The employee was in the bucket using the winch to remove a manhole cover that was stuck. The manhole cover released and the bucket truck bucked, throwing the employee out of the bucket. The employee fell 25 feet to the concrete pad and suffered head trauma. A harness was not worn at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On July 3, 2017, a worker at Macro Companies, Inc in LAFAYETTE, Louisiana suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 192 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet injuries.
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