Turner Specialty Services
Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area — Fractures — GEISMAR, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Turner Specialty Services | Report ID | 2025076655 |
| Address | 36637 E Highway 30 | City, State ZIP | GEISMAR, LOUISIANA 70734 |
| Event Date | July 10, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Rib(s), oblique area |
| Event Type | Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.20000, -90.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee rigged a crate so that it could be removed from a shipping container. The pallet jack could not access the crate in the back of the container so a choker was attached to the crate and a forklift attached to the choker to pull the crate into a position where the pallet jack could reach it. As the forklift operator was pulling out the crate with the choker and the employee was walking away, the crate came apart and a 4 x 4 portion of the skid struck the employee who rigged it in the back of the head below their hard hat, resulting in a laceration. The employee was knocked to the floor and sustained a fractured ninth rib on his left side.
Incident Summary
On July 10, 2025, a worker at Turner Specialty Services in GEISMAR, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the rib(s), oblique area. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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