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C & H Transportation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at C & H Transportation in HOUMA, LOUISIANA
Employer C & H Transportation Report ID 2017043344
Address Gulf Services Pro, 1537 Coteau Rd. City, State ZIP HOUMA, LOUISIANA 70364
Event Date April 13, 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 Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 488510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.61000, -90.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift operator load material onto his truck when his left hand was crushed between the trailer and mast of the forklift, fracturing and lacerating his index and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 13, 2017, a worker at C & H Transportation in HOUMA, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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