ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING, INC.
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING, INC. | Report ID | 2017032354 |
| Address | Stupp Coatings, 12710 Leisure Road | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70807 |
| Event Date | March 14, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.56000, -91.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was placing a rope by hand onto a 24 inch oilfield pipe. The pipe rolled over his right middle finger catching it between the pipe and the top of the pipe rack resulting in amputation of the finger.
Incident Summary
On March 14, 2017, a worker at ADVANTAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCING, INC. in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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