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Audubon Nature Institute

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Concussions — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Audubon Nature Institute in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer Audubon Nature Institute Report ID 2023010879
Address 6500 Magazine Street City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118
Event Date January 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 712130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.92000, -90.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was offloading hay from a pallet jack when she fell backward off the pallet jack and struck her head on a wall and then on the ground. The employee sustained a concussion.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2023, a worker at Audubon Nature Institute in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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