BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA—
84 Lumber
Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at 84 Lumber, 8675 S Choctaw Dr, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70815 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was in the yard area on a forklift pulling lumber. Inclement weather began and the employee stopped the forklift and was walking to a safe location when they were struck by flying debris from the high winds or tornado. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
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