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RICHARDS CAJUN FOODS CORPORATION

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHURCH POINT, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at RICHARDS CAJUN FOODS CORPORATION in CHURCH POINT, LOUISIANA
Employer RICHARDS CAJUN FOODS CORPORATION Report ID 2018021059
Address 1186 E EBEY ST. City, State ZIP CHURCH POINT, LOUISIANA 70525
Event Date February 1, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.41000, -92.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was saving palletized boxes in a storage container. He stood up on the dashboard of the forklift with the back lever down causing the forklift mast to tilt back and pin him between the forklift cab and forklift mast.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2018, a worker at RICHARDS CAJUN FOODS CORPORATION in CHURCH POINT, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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