Cajun Ready Mix LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Cajun Ready Mix LLC | Report ID | 2022031949 |
| Address | Formosa Plastics LA, Gulf States Utilities Rd | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70805 |
| Event Date | March 2, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Cement truck, concrete mixer truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.48000, -91.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering concrete to a customer. When adding a second chute to his truck, his right index finger got caught between the two chutes, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 2, 2022, a worker at Cajun Ready Mix LLC in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cement truck, concrete mixer truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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