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Martco LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Martco LLC in CHOPIN, LOUISIANA
Employer Martco LLC Report ID 2017077242
Address 1695 Highway 490 City, State ZIP CHOPIN, LOUISIANA 71447
Event Date July 31, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvic region, unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 321219 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.50000, -92.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was positioned between a dynamic tamp table and a static structure when his body hit a switch that engaged the tamp table. The employee sustained a fracture to his left pelvic area.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2017, a worker at Martco LLC in CHOPIN, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the pelvic region, unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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