Hulcher Services, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hulcher Services, Inc. in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer Hulcher Services, Inc. Report ID 20161211835
Address 2900 Florida Ave. City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70117
Event Date December 21, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Cranes-other mobile cranes
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection # 1199347
GPS Coordinates 29.98000, -90.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was tearing down a side boom. While pulling the slack out of the load line, the employee's right hand was pulled into the guidewheels of the equipment, amputating the ring finger and partially amputating the middle and pinky fingers.

Incident Summary

On December 21, 2016, a worker at Hulcher Services, Inc. in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with cranes-other mobile cranes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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