Lubrication Technologies Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Lubrication Technologies Inc | Report ID | 2017087553 |
| Address | 7699 W Bert Kouns Industrial Loop | City, State ZIP | SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71129 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 324191 | Inspection # | 1253754 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.42000, -93.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While making an adjustment to a pouch manufacturing machine, an employee had his left thumb pinched by the machine's cutting blades resulting in partial amputation of the thumb. At the time the interlocked door had been bypassed.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2017, a worker at Lubrication Technologies Inc in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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