R & R Construction, INC.
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana
| Employer | R & R Construction, INC. |
| Address | 1300 PPG Drive |
| City, State ZIP | LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana 70609 |
| Report ID | 2024076298 |
| Event Date | July 12, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds |
| Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Jacks |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.26000, -93.32000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was moving three 6-inch-diameter pipes on a jack stand in a shop area for painting. A rear jack wheel got caught on a rough patch of the concrete flooring, causing one pipe to fall off the jack. The employee was preventing the other two pipes from falling off the jack when his finger was caught between either the two pipes or one pipe and the jack. He was hospitalized with multiple lacerations and fractures to the right thumb and underwent surgery.
Incident Summary
On July 12, 2024, a worker at R & R Construction, INC. in LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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