Sports South LLC
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c. — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — SHREVEPORT, Louisiana
| Employer | Sports South LLC |
| Address | 101 Robert G. Harris Dr |
| City, State ZIP | SHREVEPORT, Louisiana 71115 |
| Report ID | 2020109329 |
| Event Date | October 1, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Skull fracture and intracranial injury |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423910 |
| Inspection # | 1495510 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.46000, -93.80000 |
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Incident Narrative
On October 1, 2020, around 6:30 PM, the injured employee was operating an order picker to fill orders. Another employee struck a pallet, which was then pushed into the injured employee's order picker, causing the injured employee to lose balance and fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. The injured employee sustained a brain bleed and fractures to the skull, ribs, arm, and shoulder. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
Incident Summary
On October 1, 2020, a worker at Sports South LLC in SHREVEPORT, Louisiana suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5 severe injury reports involving "Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c. injuries.
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