NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—
Flexforce Employment Professionals, Inc.
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Flexforce Employment Professionals, Inc., 300 Alabo Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70117 on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was moving steel plates with a forklift. The straps holding the plates came loose, causing the forklift to fall over. The employee suffered a broken hip and a head laceration and was hospitalized.
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