Enterprise Holding Branch
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Cuts, lacerations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Enterprise Holding Branch | Report ID | 2018076619 |
| Address | 4917 Florida Blvd | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70806 |
| Event Date | July 2, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Passenger van |
| Secondary Source | Structural elements, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 532111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.45000, -91.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was getting out of a 15-passenger van to go inside the office and retrieve keys to move a car to another location. He went out the back door of the van and exited backwards, mis-stepped, lost his balance, and fell backwards through the plate glass front of the building. He suffered deep wounds to his right leg and left arm (with arterial damage) and many smaller cuts on his arms, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On July 2, 2018, a worker at Enterprise Holding Branch in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered cuts, lacerations to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with passenger van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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