Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Mustang Coating LLC
Start: 11/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191112125 · 11/22/2019 · Mustang Coating LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Mustang Coating LLC
Location: 37637 Greenwell Springs Rd, GREENWELL SPRINGS, LOUISIANA, 70739
NAICS: 332813
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift to move items in the shop. While holding a fork up and trying to slide it, the fork slipped out of his hand and his hand was caught between the fork and the carriage. The employee's hand was smashed.

Source

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