SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA·
1846 Fairfield Avenue, LLC - The View Tower Apartments
Fall on same level n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at 1846 Fairfield Avenue, LLC - The View Tower Apartments, 1846 Fairfield Avenue, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71101 on , Fractures, affecting the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck.
Final narrative
An employee was performing janitorial activities and unclogging a toilet and drain line that had shop rags and paper towels in it. After snaking the line to remove the obstruction, he was using a drain cleaning product and after about 20 minutes he became dizzy and lost consciousness as he was walking out of the room. He fell to the floor and sustained two fractured cervical vertebrae and bruising to the spine. The employee was hospitalized.
Similar incidents · Same event type
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 531110)
More severe injuries in LOUISIANA