Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Herniated discs
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc., Target, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70816
on — Herniated discs, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
While rewiring equipment on top of a larger cooler, an employee walked from one cooler to another and tripped, falling forward, then off the cooler and onto the ground approximately 8 feet below. The employee sustained facial lacerations and three herniated discs in the neck.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersRefrigerators, freezers, ice makers
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