Centric Pipe
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Centric Pipe | Report ID | 2023010730 |
| Address | 430 Hamilton Rd | City, State ZIP | BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71111 |
| Event Date | January 24, 2023 | Outcome | 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 | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.51000, -93.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading steel coils onto a ground storage rack using an overhead crane with a handheld remote. The employee placed his left hand on a coil when it drifted and pinched his middle finger between another coil. The employee suffered a skin avulsion that resulted in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 24, 2023, a worker at Centric Pipe in BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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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