Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Builders Supply Company, Inc.
Start: 10/24/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181010975 · 10/24/2018 · Builders Supply Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name: Builders Supply Company, Inc.
Location: 1400 Marshall St., SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71101
NAICS: 484110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to close the sliding door on a silo to conduct maintenance (replacing the gate) when the employee's right hand was struck by the sledge hammer. The employee's right index finger was crushed.

Source

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