| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-09 | Lacombe | Louisiana | DHL Supply Chain | Hip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was using a forklift to move a pallet of coffee when the employee dismounted the forklift to retrieve an item that fell. The pallet of coffee then struck the employee, who suffered a broken hip. | |||||
| 2016-02-16 | Lacombe | Louisiana | DHL Supply Chain | Pelvis | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a stand up counterbalance in the case pick area when she collided with pallets in the racking. The corner of the upper Chep pallet penetrated the operator compartment, striking the employee in the upper hip area and fracturing the pelvis. | |||||
| 2015-09-15 | Lacombe | Louisiana | Stephens TPS | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| Employees were descending a water tower in suspended scaffolding. About 30 to 40 feet above the ground, one of the motors locked up and the scaffold stopped. One of the employees detached his rope lanyard from his harness and attempted to slide down another rope lanyard. The employee fell off the rope hitting the ground and fracturing both legs and suffering severe rope burns on this hands. | |||||
| 2015-02-21 | Lacombe | Louisiana | PAVESTONE COMPANY, L.P. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| On 2/21/15, an employee's fingertip was amputated. The finger was caught between two bricks on a convert belt and was torn off. The employee was taken to Louisiana Medical Center and Heart Hospital. | |||||