DACON ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | DACON ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING | Report ID | 20191212463 |
| Address | 3500 Houston River Road | City, State ZIP | WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA 70669 |
| Event Date | December 4, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Drums, pulleys, sheaves |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.25000, -93.26000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and a coworker were spooling up a steel cable on a winch line when the employee's hand was caught between the sheave and the cable, resulting in the surgical amputation of the right index finger and surgical repair of the third digit.
Incident Summary
On December 4, 2019, a worker at DACON ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING in WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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