Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Host Terminals, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA 70767
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was loading material from a dock onto a barge. A tugboat struck the barge. The employee was knocked off a ladder, hit the side of the barge, and fell into the water. The employee suffered broken ribs and a lacerated liver and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersTugboat, towboat
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