Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALL CRANE RENTAL OF LOUISIANA LLC, 37316 HIGHWAY 74, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA 70734
on — Fractures, affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
Employees were installing a luffing jib to the end of a crane boom. The employees were lining up four pins when the luffing jib came loose and struck an employee's legs. The employee's left tibia and fibula were fractured.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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