DG Foods, LLC
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — BASTROP, LOUISIANA
| Employer | DG Foods, LLC | Report ID | 2023043363 |
| Address | 5872 Airport Road | City, State ZIP | BASTROP, LOUISIANA 71220 |
| Event Date | April 15, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.75000, -91.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was verifying a loose belt on a belt convention pulley and sustained an amputation to their right ring and little fingers.
Incident Summary
On April 15, 2023, a worker at DG Foods, LLC in BASTROP, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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