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Area Wholesale Tire

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Area Wholesale Tire in ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
Employer Area Wholesale Tire Report ID 2021021038
Address 1116 Texas Avenue City, State ZIP ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA 71301
Event Date February 4, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 441320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.29000, -92.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a trailer of tires. The employee climbed on the stack of tires to remove the top tire. The employee lost his balance and fell to the floor, breaking his arm in three places. The empoyee was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 4, 2021, a worker at Area Wholesale Tire in ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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