PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA—
WHC, LLC
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at WHC, LLC, 20130 Enterprise Blvd, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA 70764 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to offload a car hauler when he lost his balance and jumped off the trailer approximately 5 feet 3 inches landing on his left leg. He sustained multiple fractures to the leg bones and was hospitalized for surgery.
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An employee had moved a wooden mat to the ground. When a dozer drove over the mat, the mat struck the employee, resulting in a broken ankle.
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An employee was helping a coworker install a 600-pound flange/pup onto another pipe. The coworker was using a homemade flange hook to hold the flange/pup when the flange/pup fell onto the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with broken toes.
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An employee was using a side boom along a pipeline when the wooden mat broke apart and the lift began to rock. The employee exited the side boom and landed on some rocks, injuring his left elbow, ribs, abdominal area, lungs, and the right side of his face. He was hospitalized.
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While walking, an employee slipped on a mat, falling on and fracturing his right hip.
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