OAKLEY, INC., BRUCE
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA
| Employer | OAKLEY, INC., BRUCE | Report ID | 2016021022 |
| Address | 1181 E. Jefferson Highway | City, State ZIP | GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA 70052 |
| Event Date | February 3, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Wire, cables-nonelectrical |
| Secondary Source | Barge | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 483211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.05000, -90.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was just finishing up loading a barge. The employee was on the barge to unhook the back cable attached to the tug at the back of the barge. The employee was walking toward the front of the barge and the cable line sprang up to chest height. He continued to walk to the front of the barge to get out of the cable's way. When he was toward the front corner, he swung his leg around and over the timberhead. Just as his leg was going over the cable, the cable pinned his leg between the cable and the timberhead breaking the lower leg.
Incident Summary
On February 3, 2016, a worker at OAKLEY, INC., BRUCE in GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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