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Turner Specialty Services, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Turner Specialty Services, LLC in PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
Employer Turner Specialty Services, LLC Report ID 2017021620
Address Dow Plaquemine, 21255 La highway 1 City, State ZIP PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA 70764
Event Date February 18, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.32000, -91.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee and a coworker opened the hood of a dump truck to diagnose why the fan of the radiator was not engaging. The injured employee was on the passenger side while the coworker was on the driver side. The coworker entered the cab and started the engine. The injured employee contacted the radiator's belt and pulley at that moment, which amputated the end joint of the employee's right index finger.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2017, a worker at Turner Specialty Services, LLC in PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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