PELLERIN MILNOR CORPORATION
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person — Amputations — KENNER, LOUISIANA
| Employer | PELLERIN MILNOR CORPORATION | Report ID | 2016032480 |
| Address | 700 JACKSON ST | City, State ZIP | KENNER, LOUISIANA 70062 |
| Event Date | March 22, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person | Source of Injury | Mallets |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.97000, -90.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was showing a second employee how to install a drive shaft onto a rotor plate. The drive shaft had to be aligned and seated onto the rotor plate by using a leather mallet and striking the drive shaft repeatedly. While attempting to stabilize the drive shaft, the second employee placed his index finger on the end of the shaft. The first employee struck the second employee's finger against the drive shaft with the leather mallet, crushing his left index finger, which had to be surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 22, 2016, a worker at PELLERIN MILNOR CORPORATION in KENNER, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with mallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person injuries.
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