Associated Terminals, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — CONVENT, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Associated Terminals, LLC in CONVENT, LOUISIANA
Employer Associated Terminals, LLC Report ID 2022076218
Address 9100 Safety Dr. City, State ZIP CONVENT, LOUISIANA 70723
Event Date July 16, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary Source Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.07000, -90.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum a few inches closer to another steel drum. The employee's thumb was caught between the two drums. The bone between the tip of the thumb and the first joint was broken, and the thumb was lacerated on the outside, from the tip to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2022, a worker at Associated Terminals, LLC in CONVENT, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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