Bomac Contractors, Ltd.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - NORCO, Louisiana

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Bomac Contractors, Ltd. in NORCO, Louisiana
Employer Bomac Contractors, Ltd.
Address Docks of Shell Norco, River Road
City, State ZIP NORCO, Louisiana 70079
Report ID 20171212349
Event Date December 28, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Movable ladders, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Industry (NAICS) 237990
GPS Coordinates 29.99000, -90.40000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a gangway ladder to access a barge when the bolt sheared off the ladder, causing the gangway and the employee to fall 6 feet. The employee suffered fractures.

Incident Summary

On December 28, 2017, a worker at Bomac Contractors, Ltd. in NORCO, Louisiana suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with movable ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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