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Giles Automotive

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Giles Automotive in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
Employer Giles Automotive Report ID 2020098356
Address 6137 Johnston St City, State ZIP LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70503
Event Date September 2, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Grates
Industry (NAICS) 811191 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.16000, -92.08000

Incident Narrative

A mechanic was servicing a vehicle. As he moved the grating to the underside of the car, his finger got caught in the grating. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 2, 2020, a worker at Giles Automotive in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with grates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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