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WHC Services

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WHC Services in BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA
Employer WHC Services Report ID 20181111515
Address 300 Industrial Trace City, State ZIP BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA 70518
Event Date November 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 486990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.15000, -91.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting a skid around a 24-inch pipe, which was in a sling attached to a crane. The crane raised the sling and the employee's right leg was broken between two sections of the pipe.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2018, a worker at WHC Services in BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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