Houma, LA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Pelican Waste and Debris
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Pelican Waste and Debris in 172 N Lacarpe Circle, Houma, LA 70360 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Pelican Waste and Debris
- Parent company
- Pelican Waste and Debris
- Street
- 172 N Lacarpe Circle
- City
- Houma
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70360
- On-site location
- CHARENTON ROAD
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 246
Before the incident
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK AS A HOPPER
What happened
THERE WAS A LOW-LIWING WIRE CONNECTED TO A POLE THAT OUR GARGABE TRUCK SNAGGED AND PULLED DOWN THE WIRE AND THE POLE THE POLE CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
Injury or illness
MILD CONTUSION - CONCUSSION
Object or substance involved
TELEPHONE POLE
Summary line
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK WHEN THE TRUCK SNAGGED A WIRE AND THE POLE ATTACHED TO THE WIRE HIT [REDACTED] IN THE HEAD
Employee and industry
- Job description
- DRIVER
- SOC code
- 53-7081: Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- NAICS code
- 562111: Garbage collection services
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 231
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 556,693
- EIN
- 463722840
- Establishment ID
- 916876
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:15
- Time of incident
- 17:05
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-08
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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