Scientific Systems, LLC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Scientific Systems, LLC. | Report ID | 2019032957 |
| Address | 7924 Reco Ave. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70814 |
| Event Date | March 21, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Air conditioning units |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333415 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.47000, -91.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving AC units with a forklift. As a unit was placed on a wooden block, it pinched the employee's right index finger.
Incident Summary
On March 21, 2019, a worker at Scientific Systems, LLC. in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with air conditioning units identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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