Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Neighbors, LLC., 131 FROST COMMERCIAL DRIVE, WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA 71292
on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was going to turn the power off of an air conditioning unit located in the receiving area of the warehouse. The employee got into a bucket that was on top of a wooden pallet on the high-lift. The high-lift was extended about 25 feet into the air. As the employee reached towards the air conditioning unit, he stepped to the left side (front) of the bucket and the bucket slid off the high-lift. The employee fell to the concrete floor, landed on his left side (back), and hit his head on the floor. He suffered a laceration to the back of his head and severe back pain.
HospitalizedHead and trunkAerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
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