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New Orleans Regional Transit Authority

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at New Orleans Regional Transit Authority in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Report ID 2023054723
Address 2817 Canal Street City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70119
Event Date May 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cabinets, cases-display, storage
Industry (NAICS) 485113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.96000, -90.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving chemical storage cabinets. As he was pushing a cabinet back into place, his thumb was positioned between the frame and the door. The door closed, amputating the tip of his left thumb.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2023, a worker at New Orleans Regional Transit Authority in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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