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Capitol Manufacturing Company LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CROWLEY, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Capitol Manufacturing Company LLC in CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
Employer Capitol Manufacturing Company LLC Report ID 2016032149
Address 1125 Capitol Road City, State ZIP CROWLEY, LOUISIANA 70526
Event Date March 10, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332919 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.20000, -92.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker move a catwalk away from a piece of equipment for cleaning purposes. The employee's hands were beneath the catwalk to guide the forks of the forklift under the catwalk when the fork caught his right index finger, partially amputating the tip. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2016, a worker at Capitol Manufacturing Company LLC in CROWLEY, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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