Commerical Metal Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Commerical Metal Company | Report ID | 2020065218 |
| Address | 18909 Highland Rd | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809 |
| Event Date | June 4, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.35000, -91.02000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing the chain tension on a machine. The chain caught his hand and amputated his right index finger. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On June 4, 2020, a worker at Commerical Metal Company in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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