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Lamar Advertising of Lafayette

Fall to lower level caught self or curtailed — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lamar Advertising of Lafayette in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
Employer Lamar Advertising of Lafayette Report ID 2024098634
Address 100 Block Banks Street, GPS_Coordinates: 30.227928, -92.061441 City, State ZIP LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70506
Event Date September 16, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Body Part Head and extremities
Event Type Fall to lower level caught self or curtailed Source of Injury Catwalks
Secondary Source Fall protection equipment
Industry (NAICS) 541613 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.19000, -92.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on top of a billboard display on the lower catwalk. The employee loosened the straps that secured the vinyl leading to a pair of butler sections in the front part of the billboard. This action caused four butler sections to slip, and one of them struck the employee. The employee fell off the catwalk, however, the fall was properly arrested. The employee sustained a broken right arm and a laceration to the back of the head.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2024, a worker at Lamar Advertising of Lafayette in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the head and extremities. The incident was classified as fall to lower level caught self or curtailed, with catwalks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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