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Black Gold Farms, A Cooperative Association

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — DELHI, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Black Gold Farms, A Cooperative Association in DELHI, LOUISIANA
Employer Black Gold Farms, A Cooperative Association Report ID 2020054564
Address 2305 Highway 17 City, State ZIP DELHI, LOUISIANA 71232
Event Date May 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Trailers
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 111211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.33000, -91.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was tasked with removing sweet potato plants from a trailer to be planted in the field. While the employee was climbing on the side of the parked trailer, the top side bracing bar of the trailer came off and the employee fell approximately 1 foot to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured back.

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2020, a worker at Black Gold Farms, A Cooperative Association in DELHI, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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