Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - SAINT GABRIEL, Louisiana

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC. in SAINT GABRIEL, Louisiana
Employer Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC.
Address 3905 Hwy 75
City, State ZIP SAINT GABRIEL, Louisiana 70776
Report ID 2017076316
Event Date July 10, 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 Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 111998
GPS Coordinates 30.24000, -91.10000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was tightening a chain on a roll-off-bin. He was ratcheting the links in the chain when his left ring finger was caught and fractured in a pinch point, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2017, a worker at Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC. in SAINT GABRIEL, Louisiana suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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