WOOD GROUP PSN
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | WOOD GROUP PSN | Report ID | 2017032048 |
| Address | 4021 Ambassador Caffery Parkway | City, State ZIP | LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70503 |
| Event Date | March 5, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Containers, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.16000, -92.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was transferring product from a top tote tank to the bottom tote tank when the leg of the top tote tank shifted causing the top tote tank to pinch the employee's right thumb between the top tote tank and the bottom tote tank spark arrestor. The employee suffered a partial amputation to his right thumb.
Incident Summary
On March 5, 2017, a worker at WOOD GROUP PSN in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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