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Report: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet at Occidental Chemical Corporation in Geismar, Louisiana

DATE: 05/04/17

An employee was climbing a vertical metal ladder. When he stepped over a bar, he hit the back of his head, which caused him to fall backwards 1 to 1.5 feet, landing on the ground. He suffered nerve pain, bilateral arm weakness, and a pinched nerved in his neck.

Report ID2017054075 
Date05/04/2017 
UPA1209739 
Primary NAICS424690 
Nature1131Pinched nerve
Part of Body20Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Source740Ladders, unspecified
Event4331Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Hospitalized Yes 
Amputation No 

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