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Port-Agragrits Incorporated

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Port-Agragrits Incorporated in SCOTT, LOUISIANA
Employer Port-Agragrits Incorporated Report ID 20161110376
Address 1131 Delhomme Ave. City, State ZIP SCOTT, LOUISIANA 70583
Event Date November 3, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 423390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.23000, -92.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to bring cement into a silo. When he stuck his hand into a butterfly valve, the valve closed, smashing multiple fingers on his right hand. His middle fingertip was surgically removed.

Incident Summary

On November 3, 2016, a worker at Port-Agragrits Incorporated in SCOTT, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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