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PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC. in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC. Report ID 2022076153
Address Nashville Open Wharf City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70115
Event Date July 14, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 483211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.92000, -90.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading 639-pound bundles of plywood from a shipping container using a forklift. The employee aligned the forklift with the right most bundle. He then dismounted the forklift and tilted the braced bundle toward his forklift, easing the bundle down to lay flat. As he turned to get back onto his forklift, the unbraced bundle tipped forward, striking the employee in the lower back and knocking him over. The employee sustained a fracture to the L2 vertebra and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2022, a worker at PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC. in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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