Amputations

Name: Amputations at Galata Chemicals, LLC
Start: 10/11/2016

1 amputation · 2016109596 · 10/11/2016 · Galata Chemicals, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Galata Chemicals, LLC
Location: 471 Highway 3142, HAHNVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70057
NAICS: 325199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While servicing a valve, an employee sent a solenoid to the valve to open it and see if the rubber seat was damaged. The solenoid coil disconnected, which interrupted the solenoid signal and caused the valve to close on the employee's thumb. The thumb had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown