CSA Equipment Company, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MOBILE, ALABAMA
| Employer | CSA Equipment Company, LLC | Report ID | 2017043003 |
| Address | 1900- 13th Street Blvd, Building # 55 | City, State ZIP | MOBILE, ALABAMA 36602 |
| Event Date | April 3, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells |
| Secondary Source | Hoisting accessories, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 488310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.70000, -88.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing rigging from cargo that was just unloaded from the ship and pinched his left index finger between the shackle and the pad eye when the rack shifted. The employee was hospitalized. The finger was not amputated.
Incident Summary
On April 3, 2017, a worker at CSA Equipment Company, LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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