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FC Staffing, Inc.

Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FC Staffing, Inc. in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer FC Staffing, Inc. Report ID 2018021432
Address 3 Manzant St City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70117
Event Date February 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Head, neck, and trunk
Event Type Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle Source of Injury Barge
Secondary Source Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561311 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.96000, -90.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a barge positioning the barge cover that was being placed by the ship's gear crane. The cover was not straight so the employee tried to straighten it and was struck from the mid-chest upward by the barge cover. The employee sustained a right anterior fracture of the first and second ribs, a left mandibular fracture, left hyoid fracture, bruising to the left side of the neck and a small pneumothorax.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2018, a worker at FC Staffing, Inc. in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the head, neck, and trunk. The incident was classified as machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle, with barge identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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