Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FieldCore Service Solutions, LLC, Entergy Louisiana - Little Gypsy Station, MONTZ, LOUISIANA 70068
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was rigging a pallet of four CRV linkages. A linkage slid off the pallet and pinched the employee's right middle and ring fingers, causing a partial amputation of one finger through the bone.
An employee was walking inside the nacelle of a wind turbine. The employee's foot slipped into a gap in the floor causing them to fall forward, and their foot became wedged. The employee's left and right tibias were broken.
An employee was operating a hand powered hydraulic jack to re-assemble an internal part of a piece of equipment. The employee was struck in the head by the jack and sustained facial fractures around the eye area and lacerations.
An employee was tucking cables into an electrical cabinet up the tower on a wind turbine when he was electrically shocked, suffering burns to the left forearm that required hospitalization.
An employee was troubleshooting an electrical circuit in an electrical cabinet at the base of a wind turbine when an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's right hand.
An employee was checking the function of newly installed actuators when they were struck by a pressurized release pipe. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital socket and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.
An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.
An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.
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