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Commerical Metals Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Commerical Metals Company in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Employer Commerical Metals Company Report ID 2022098152
Address 1235 Centerpointe Dr. City, State ZIP BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70819
Event Date September 14, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.47000, -91.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pointing out a loose belt on a shear line. The belt amputated his right index fingertip just above the nail.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2022, a worker at Commerical Metals Company in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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