Cajun Sugar Company, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Cajun Sugar Company, LLC | Report ID | 20181010776 |
| Address | 2711 Northside Road | City, State ZIP | NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA 70563 |
| Event Date | October 18, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311314 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.01000, -91.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was descending from a two-step ladder. He was holding onto a core sampler when his right middle and ring fingers entered a 2" gap between a hydraulic pipe. A tube then came down and amputated his two fingertips.
Incident Summary
On October 18, 2018, a worker at Cajun Sugar Company, LLC in NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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