Smitty's Supply, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ROSELAND, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Smitty's Supply, Inc. | Report ID | 2024065534 |
| Address | 63415 Hwy 51 N. | City, State ZIP | ROSELAND, LOUISIANA 70456 |
| Event Date | June 21, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 324191 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.77000, -90.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a spout machine when a spout became jammed on the spout piston. The employee opened the enclosed plexiglass protective enclosure around the machine to gain access to the jammed spout located on the crimping piston. The employee was unjamming the spout under the transfer table when her right index finger was crushed. The employee suffered an amputation to her fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 21, 2024, a worker at Smitty's Supply, Inc. in ROSELAND, LOUISIANA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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