Lula-Westfield, LLC

Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running — Fractures — PAINCOURTVILLE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lula-Westfield, LLC in PAINCOURTVILLE, LOUISIANA
Employer Lula-Westfield, LLC Report ID 2025032311
Address Hwy 1005, Building 451 City, State ZIP PAINCOURTVILLE, LOUISIANA 70391
Event Date March 11, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Event Type Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running Source of Injury Parts and materials unspecified
Secondary Source Tank, bin, vat interiors unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311311 Inspection # 1811442
GPS Coordinates 29.99000, -91.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding pipe in a pan vessel. While the employee was repositioning, a component inside the vessel shifted. The employee was wedged between the component and the vessel and suffered two broken back vertebrae. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2025, a worker at Lula-Westfield, LLC in PAINCOURTVILLE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running, with parts and materials unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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