BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA—
N. J. Malin and Associates, LLC
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at N. J. Malin and Associates, LLC, 9696 Plank Rd., BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70811 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple pelvic region locations.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a forklift when the forks and carriage fell on him, striking his hip/pelvis and resulting in an injury.
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