Amputations

Name: Amputations at Traffic Solutions, Inc.
Start: 5/7/2022

1 amputation · 2022053977 · 5/7/2022 · Traffic Solutions, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source: Pile drivers, tamping machinery

Employer

Name: Traffic Solutions, Inc.
Location: 19380 Old Covington Hwy., HAMMOND, LOUISIANA, 70403
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was tasked with holding a post for the pounder to hook the head so he can move to the next post. While changing the bottom foot brace to move to the next post, the cable from the pounder snapped causing an injury to the employee's right shoulder and an amputation to his right index finger.

Source

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