Gulf Island Shipyard, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Crushing injuries — JENNINGS, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Gulf Island Shipyard, Inc. | Report ID | 2016098420 |
| Address | 111 Bunge St. | City, State ZIP | JENNINGS, LOUISIANA 70546 |
| Event Date | September 6, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.23000, -92.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to move a 5-foot-long pipe when the pipe smashed the employee's left pinky finger, requiring hospitalization for surgery.
Incident Summary
On September 6, 2016, a worker at Gulf Island Shipyard, Inc. in JENNINGS, LOUISIANA suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.
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