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Performance Contractors, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — DERIDDER, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Performance Contractors, Inc. in DERIDDER, LOUISIANA
Employer Performance Contractors, Inc. Report ID 20201211970
Address 4200 Highway 190 West City, State ZIP DERIDDER, LOUISIANA 70634
Event Date December 23, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Knee(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Motors other than vehicle
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.86000, -93.37000

Incident Narrative

A forklift was lowering a 7,500-pound motor onto timber cribbing. The timbers shifted and the motor moved, then slid off the forklift blades. It pinned an employee against a hydraulic skid, breaking the employee's left femur and right leg before the knee.

Incident Summary

On December 23, 2020, a worker at Performance Contractors, Inc. in DERIDDER, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the knee(s) and leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with motors other than vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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