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Steam & Process Repairs

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — CONVENT, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Steam & Process Repairs in CONVENT, LOUISIANA
Employer Steam & Process Repairs Report ID 2023032771
Address 7250 LA 44 City, State ZIP CONVENT, LOUISIANA 70723
Event Date March 28, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1660397
GPS Coordinates 30.03000, -90.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a scaffold, cleaning, installing, and repairing pipes, when a 500-pound carbon steel enclosure struck the right side of the employee's back. The employee suffered broken ribs.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2023, a worker at Steam & Process Repairs in CONVENT, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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