Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Balchem
Start: 12/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212583 · 12/6/2019 · Balchem

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Balchem
Location: 3830 Highway 30, SAINT GABRIEL, LOUISIANA, 70776
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a gangway to a railcar. The gangway was extended. The extension piece fell down and struck the employee's hand, injuring it. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Source

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