Turner Industries Group, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Turner Industries Group, LLC | Report ID | 2017043351 |
| Address | 8687 UNITED PLAZA BLVD. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809 |
| Event Date | April 13, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Barrels, drums-except pressurized |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.40000, -91.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was weighing 55-gallon drums that were on a pallet next to a scale. When he tried to rotate a drum off the pallet and onto the scale, his right thumb was pinched between two drums, amputating the thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On April 13, 2017, a worker at Turner Industries Group, LLC in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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