BRUCE OAKLEY FERTILIZER
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ELM GROVE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | BRUCE OAKLEY FERTILIZER | Report ID | 2021010101 |
| Address | 11210 Doug Attaway Boulevard | City, State ZIP | ELM GROVE, LOUISIANA 71051 |
| Event Date | January 5, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325314 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.36000, -93.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading the fertilizer hopper in the fertilizer house. As he was loading the hopper, his left foot was caught in the hopper while breaking up a fertilizer clump, resulting in injuries to his left foot that required surgery and hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On January 5, 2021, a worker at BRUCE OAKLEY FERTILIZER in ELM GROVE, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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