Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-04-06 | Ville Platte | Louisiana | WL Bass Construction Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee fell approximately 18 feet from a bridge. He was hospitalized with a broken C7 vertebra and two broken arms that required surgery. The employee wasn't wearing fall protection at the time. | |||||
2017-07-31 | Ville Platte | Louisiana | Union Tank Car Company | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder using a handheld grinder to grind the sidewall inside of a rail car. The guard on the grinder slipped and the grinder wheel fell off striking the employee's index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2016-07-30 | Ville Platte | Louisiana | Union Tank Car | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was pinned between a railcar and the handrail of a transfer cable while switching railcars resulting in internal injuries. |