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Rouses Enterprises, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rouses Enterprises, LLC in LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
Employer Rouses Enterprises, LLC Report ID 20191111501
Address 1351 Sam Houston Jones Parkway City, State ZIP LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 70611
Event Date November 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.30000, -93.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a two-shelf ladder cart to restock spices onto floor shelves. She was positioned on the second rung and reaching over to unload spices when the ladder began to roll. She lost balance, fell to the ground, and broke two bones in her right ankle.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2019, a worker at Rouses Enterprises, LLC in LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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