CAJUN CONSTRUCTORS
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | CAJUN CONSTRUCTORS | Report ID | 20161110930 |
| Address | 15635 AIRLINE HWY. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821 |
| Event Date | November 21, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.35000, -90.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was sliding T-beams from a staging area to a forklift when a beam pinched and amputated his left fingertip.
Incident Summary
On November 21, 2016, a worker at CAJUN CONSTRUCTORS in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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