Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LLC, 210 DISTRIBUTION DRIVE, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70507
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was about 6 feet up on an order picker, trying to reach a case. The employee fell from the machine to the rack below, suffering broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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