OAKLEY, INC., BRUCE

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OAKLEY, INC., BRUCE in 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.

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