Hutco, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hutco, Inc. in BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
Employer Hutco, Inc. Report ID 2022065151
Address 222 Bayou Rd, JMI Elmwood Marine Services City, State ZIP BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA 70037
Event Date June 14, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Source, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Sandblasters-powered
Industry (NAICS) 561311 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.83000, -90.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was abrasive blasting the side of a vessel while on a scaffold when they lost their balance and the blaster contacted their right hand, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2022, a worker at Hutco, Inc. in BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with source, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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