Longhorn Mulching, Inc.
Sudden start or stop, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ZACHARY, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Longhorn Mulching, Inc. | Report ID | 2021086518 |
| Address | 18767 Plank Rd, (Comite River Diversion Project) | City, State ZIP | ZACHARY, LOUISIANA 70791 |
| Event Date | August 4, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Sudden start or stop, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Bulldozers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.63000, -91.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a dozer in an open field. The dozer's blade got caught at a drainage ditch and the dozer stopped suddenly. The employee was thrown from the seat to the floor of the cab and suffered a spinal injury. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 4, 2021, a worker at Longhorn Mulching, Inc. in ZACHARY, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as sudden start or stop, nonroadway, with bulldozers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 24 severe injury reports involving "Sudden start or stop, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Sudden start or stop, nonroadway injuries.
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