Deep South Crane & Rigging, LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Deep South Crane & Rigging, LLC | Report ID | 2016010838 |
| Address | 15324 Airline Hwy | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70817 |
| Event Date | January 28, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Toes(s), toenail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Metalworking lathes | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.35000, -91.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to center a winch drum spacer on a lathe. The winch drum spacer flipped off the lathe and fell onto his right foot resulting in injury. The employee sustained a contusion on upper part of right leg and had four toes amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 28, 2016, a worker at Deep South Crane & Rigging, LLC in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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