Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Stupp Bros., Inc., 12555 Ronaldson Rd., BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70807
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A pipe slipped while an employee's hand was on it, breaking the employee's little finger.
An employee was hooking a load up to a crane when the employee walked into a conveyor line. A steel pipe was coming down the conveyor line and struck the employee, causing side and stomach contusions.
Two employees were struck by the rotary table of a drilling rig while installing caisson. Employee 1 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, and head trauma. Employee 2 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, spinal injury, and head trauma.
Employees were felling hazard trees. The injured employee was conducting 'bucking' operations to saw a tree from the road when the tree kicked-back, pinning him against the ground and fracturing his left femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was chaining a vehicle when he had to change tools and the compressor. As the compressor was being charged, the employee stepped near the vehicle to make sure the compressor was attached. Then, he instructed a co-worker to lower the compressor. His right hand was on the compressor and under the chain, causing his ring finger to be crushed.
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An employee was moving a sawed roll from the conveyor belt to the cart when the lifting magnet on the hoist gave way. The sawed roll dropped onto the employee's foot, resulting in a left metatarsal fracture.
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