Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC | Report ID | 2016109672 |
| Address | East West Copolymer, 1836 Shada Avenue | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70805 |
| Event Date | October 13, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space |
| Secondary Source | Conveyors-live roller | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 541330 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.48000, -91.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee standing at the end of a production line reached inside a bin that contained 30-75 lbs. of rubber. A bin shifted, pinching the employee's finger between a bin and the roller. A piece of the skin on the employee's middle finger was pulled off.
Incident Summary
On October 13, 2016, a worker at Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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