Stabil Drill Specialties, LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - HOUMA, Louisiana
| Employer | Stabil Drill Specialties, LLC |
| Address | 119 Venture Blvd. |
| City, State ZIP | HOUMA, Louisiana 70360 |
| Report ID | 2021097913 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Garage doors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332710 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.59000, -90.76000 |
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Incident Narrative
Employees were at the facility to perform hurricane cleanup and repair. The frame of a pull-down overhead door had been blown out during the hurricane. An employee was mounting a board to a bracket of the frame to then install a temporary vinyl curtain. The employee was standing on a pallet that was attached to a forklift and was approximately 8-10 feet above the gravel ground. When the employee struck the overhead door, it came loose and struck him, causing him to fall from the pallet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture to the upper area of the right leg.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2021, a worker at Stabil Drill Specialties, LLC in HOUMA, Louisiana suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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