REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LLC in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
Employer REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LLC Report ID 2024098854
Address 210 DISTRIBUTION DRIVE City, State ZIP LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70507
Event Date September 23, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Other semi, tractor-trailer
Secondary Source Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.26000, -92.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving trucks in the yard when they fell from the cabin step of an 18-wheeler truck to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2024, a worker at REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LLC in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with other semi, tractor-trailer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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