Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Carpenter and Paterson
Start: 11/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161110702 · 11/14/2016 · Carpenter and Paterson

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
Source: Container caps, lids, covers

Employer

Name: Carpenter and Paterson
Location: 434 Latigue Rd., WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA, 70094
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee and his coworker were lifting a lid off an installation barrel. When the coworker dropped his side, the injured employee tried to grab the falling lid. The falling metal lid lacerated and fractured his right hand exposing tendons and ligaments.

Source

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