Collier Investments
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — COLUMBIA, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Collier Investments | Report ID | 2024076893 |
| Address | 3271 HWY 165 (Wallace Molding) | City, State ZIP | COLUMBIA, LOUISIANA 71418 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.13000, -92.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was working with a molding machine. They were maneuvering a board through the machine when their right middle and ring fingers were partially amputated by the machine.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2024, a worker at Collier Investments in COLUMBIA, LOUISIANA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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