R-Tech Refractories Inc
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries — LENA, LOUISIANA
| Employer | R-Tech Refractories Inc | Report ID | 2024054600 |
| Address | 275 Rodemacher Rd, Lena, LA 71447 | City, State ZIP | LENA, LOUISIANA 71447 |
| Event Date | May 25, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats except confined space |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.39000, -92.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was filling a rocking dumpster with refractory rubble and disposing of it into a bigger dumpster. The rocking dumpster was on the forks of a forklift. His left hand was on the bottom of the dumpster as he went to pour the rubble into a bigger dumpster below. When the rocking dumpster tipped over his left index, middle, and ring fingers were crushed between the dumpster and the forklift forks.
Incident Summary
On May 25, 2024, a worker at R-Tech Refractories Inc in LENA, LOUISIANA suffered nonfatal 'crushing' injuries to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with tanks, bins, vats except confined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 436 severe injury reports involving "Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning injuries.
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