Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2016-10-20 | Urania | Louisiana | German Pellets Louisiana, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was in an aerial lift washing down plant equipment with a fire hose. The fire hose became tangled in the aerial lift causing it to tip over and the employee fell 16 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury, a collapsed lung and a laceration on the throat. | |||||
2015-10-15 | Urania | Louisiana | Elektro Fischer USA, LLP | Foot (feet) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was covering a manhole with a manhole cover. The manhole cover flipped up on top of the employee's right foot, breaking four bones. |