GEISMAR, LOUISIANA—
UTLX Manufacturing, LLC
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UTLX Manufacturing, LLC, 4338 Highway 73, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA 70734 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forehead.
Final narrative
Worker was sitting on top of a railroad tank car changing a threaded valve. He slipped and fell approximately 11 feet to the ground below striking his shoulder and lacerating his forhead requiring three stitches and five staples to close.
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