Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lagniappe, Inc., Cecelia Water Treatment Plant, BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA 70517
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee slipped and fell from the forks of a powered industrial truck to the concrete ground. The employee suffered wrist and head injuries.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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