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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2016109672 · 10/13/2016 · Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source
Conveyors-live roller

Employer

Name
Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC
Location
East West Copolymer, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70805
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee standing at the end of a production line reached inside a bin that contained 30-75 lbs. of rubber. A bin shifted, pinching the employee's finger between a bin and the roller. A piece of the skin on the employee's middle finger was pulled off.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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