Edgen Murray
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Edgen Murray | Report ID | 2019044358 |
| Address | 18444 Highland Rd. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809 |
| Event Date | April 30, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Source of Injury | Parking lot, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Concrete parking blocks and barriers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.35000, -91.02000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking from the side of the building toward the parking lot. As she entered the parking lot area, she tripped over a parking space marker (marker /speed bump in the front of the parking space to prevent vehicles from rolling forward) and fell to the ground, breaking her left kneecap.
Incident Summary
On April 30, 2019, a worker at Edgen Murray in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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