Academy Sports + Outdoors
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Report ID | 2017109638 |
| Address | 10808 Industriplex Blvd. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809 |
| Event Date | October 7, 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 | Cabinets, cases-display, storage |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339920 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.39000, -91.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were counting the safe at the end of a shift. One employee was bracing her hand against the open safe when the other employee closed the safe on her left ring finger, fracturing it.
Incident Summary
On October 7, 2017, a worker at Academy Sports + Outdoors in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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