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Aerotek Staffing & Recruiting

Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface — Fractures — SCOTLANDVILLE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aerotek Staffing & Recruiting in SCOTLANDVILLE, LOUISIANA
Employer Aerotek Staffing & Recruiting Report ID 2018043525
Address Meadows of Nicholson Apts., 117777 Nicholson Dr City, State ZIP SCOTLANDVILLE, LOUISIANA 70811
Event Date April 12, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface Source of Injury Ground, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.41000, -91.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was planning to walk into the slab area to inspect some plumbing work prior to a concrete slab pour when he stepped up on the perimeter slab formboard with his right foot and then stepped in a bleeder ditch (located outside the slab area) with his left foot. His right ankle then got in a bind and broke, causing him to fall to the ground outside of the slab area.

Incident Summary

On April 12, 2018, a worker at Aerotek Staffing & Recruiting in SCOTLANDVILLE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface, with ground, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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