Trinity Heavy Hauling, LLC
Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury — Amputations — RUSTON, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Trinity Heavy Hauling, LLC | Report ID | 2019032713 |
| Address | Oilfield near Ruston, LA | City, State ZIP | RUSTON, LOUISIANA 71270 |
| Event Date | March 14, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury | Source of Injury | Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.53000, -92.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was positioning wooden chock blocks/boards for leveling a piece of equipment. Another employee tossed a board towards the board the injured employee was holding. It struck the board the injured employee was holding and smashed the tip of the employee's right ring finger. The employee suffered an open fracture and avulsion and underwent a medical amputation of about 1/2 inch off the tip of the finger.
Incident Summary
On March 14, 2019, a worker at Trinity Heavy Hauling, LLC in RUSTON, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by thrown object-unintentional injury, with tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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