Cylinder Sales and Testing, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Cylinder Sales and Testing, LLC | Report ID | 2022065301 |
| Address | 7836 Reco Avenue | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70814 |
| Event Date | June 17, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Secondary Source | Containers-pressurized, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332710 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.47000, -91.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to blast the inside of a compressed gas cylinder. His thumb was pinched between the inverter rack and cylinder.
Incident Summary
On June 17, 2022, a worker at Cylinder Sales and Testing, LLC in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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