Opelousas, LA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Opelousas, LA

10 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-05 and 2024-09-24, 56 OSHA inspections, and 116 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Opelousas, Louisiana.

10Severe injuries

8Hospitalizations

56OSHA inspections

116Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Opelousas

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO 2 2 Jacob and Mary Abdalla Family Properties, L.L.C. 2 3 Cal-Chlor 1 4 Gaiennie Lumber Company, LLC. 1 5 PIGGLY WIGGLY SOUTH OPELOUSAS, LLC 1 6 Thru Tubing Solutions 1 7 Tractor Supply Co. 1 8 USPS 1

Example incidents

Thru Tubing Solutions OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA · 2024-09-24 · Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
An employee was making a grease head connection. He pulled on the sling connected by a crane to balance the grease head. He was stabilizing the 5-1/2 lubricator with his left hand when the lubricator joint slipped into a tight space causing the 4-3/4 grease head to crush his left index finger against the lubricator. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
Tractor Supply Co. OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA · 2022-08-16 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was moving feed in the warehouse area of the store. When stepping up on a forklift, he grabbed the steering wheel to pull himself up and then slipped and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a broken femur requiring hospitalization and surgery.
EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA · 2021-12-28 · Struck by animal, n.e.c.
An employee was placing a horse into a starting gate. The employee's left index finger was crushed between the horse and the metal gate. The fingertip was amputated.
Gaiennie Lumber Company, LLC. OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA · 2018-07-10 · Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee mounted a moving forklift while walking through a warehouse. The employee later dismounted and entered the path of the moving forklift. The employee's right leg was run over and fractured.
EVANGELINE DOWNS RACETRACK & CASINO OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA · 2017-10-21 · Kicked by animal
An employee was attending to a horse when it kicked his hips. He suffered a dislocated hip and broken pelvis, requiring hospitalization.
USPS OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA · 2016-10-15 · Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was exiting the postal vehicle, stepped on a rock and fell to the ground breaking the left hip.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.