Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT CORPORATION, 4225 Chuck Yeager Avenue, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70807
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was a team member inspecting an aircraft hangar. While opening the hangar doors, the employee's hand was caught between one of the hangar door panels and a support beam, resulting in a laceration and broken fingers.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedEntrances and exits, n.e.c.
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