PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA—
Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Turner Industries Group, L.L.C., Shintech, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA 70764 on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
On Thursday, October 5, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m., an employee was descending from the fourth deck of a scaffold (5x16x40) after installing blinds. At the 8-feet mark, he lost three-point contact and fell to ground level, dislocating and fracturing his left elbow. His PPE was not connected at the time.
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