Turner Industries
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Turner Industries | Report ID | 2015010622 |
| Address | 4045 Scenic Hwy | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70817 |
| Event Date | January 20, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.47000, -91.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A worker was fabricating a spool from steel. A portion of the steel fell onto the worker's hand and sliced through the tip of his pinky.
Incident Summary
On January 20, 2015, a worker at Turner Industries in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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