DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Fractures — LA PLACE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC | Report ID | 2017077046 |
| Address | 560 Highway 44 | City, State ZIP | LA PLACE, LOUISIANA 70068 |
| Event Date | July 27, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple head locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325212 | Inspection # | 1251551 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.05000, -90.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was observing a distillation column. He walked inside an area that was barricaded by a scaffold and fell approximately 25 feet, hitting a pipe on the way down. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture, facial fracture, back injury, and also needed sutures.
Incident Summary
On July 27, 2017, a worker at DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC in LA PLACE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with nonclassifiable 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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