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SUNBELT RENTALS SCAFFOLD SERVICES, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — GEISMAR, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SUNBELT RENTALS SCAFFOLD SERVICES, LLC in GEISMAR, LOUISIANA
Employer SUNBELT RENTALS SCAFFOLD SERVICES, LLC Report ID 2017032335
Address Client Scaffold Yard City, State ZIP GEISMAR, LOUISIANA 70734
Event Date March 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.21000, -91.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stacking scaffolding material in a rack and crushed his hands between boards. The employee's left middle finger was fractured and lacerated.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2017, a worker at SUNBELT RENTALS SCAFFOLD SERVICES, LLC in GEISMAR, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with parts and materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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