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LFI Ft. Pierce Labor Finders

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LFI Ft. Pierce Labor Finders in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer LFI Ft. Pierce Labor Finders Report ID 2018065399
Address 4650 Washington Avenue City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70125
Event Date June 4, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Elevator shafts
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 561311 Inspection # 1320655
GPS Coordinates 29.95000, -90.10000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was removing safety cones after installing a safety barricade. The employee stepped back and fell down an elevator shaft from the second to the first floor. The employee sustained a collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On June 4, 2018, a worker at LFI Ft. Pierce Labor Finders in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with elevator shafts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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