Waste Pro

Other jump to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — BATON ROUGE, Louisiana

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Pro in BATON ROUGE, Louisiana
Employer Waste Pro
Address 5151 Plank Rd.
City, State ZIP BATON ROUGE, Louisiana 70805
Report ID 2019010327
Event Date January 10, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other jump to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 562119
GPS Coordinates 30.49525, -91.15474

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Incident Narrative

A truck driver jumped from the cab of the truck, at seat height, to the ground to avoid a fire and sustained a broken tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2019, a worker at Waste Pro in BATON ROUGE, Louisiana suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other jump to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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