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WILHITE ELECTRIC CO

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WILHITE ELECTRIC CO in BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
Employer WILHITE ELECTRIC CO Report ID 2020043518
Address 4450 VIKING LOOP City, State ZIP BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71111
Event Date April 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Electric parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.55000, -93.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a ladder installing an electric metallic tube. While attaching the tubing, the employee was startled by a shock and slipped off the ladder, falling to the ground and breaking his wrist. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 16, 2020, a worker at WILHITE ELECTRIC CO in BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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