Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2015-03-20 | Amite | Louisiana | BRADKEN, INC. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was walking on top of a 9-inch-high berm when he lost his balance and landed on the left side of his body. He broke his right leg. | |||||
2015-01-29 | Amite | Louisiana | Paul Davis, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
Employee used his hands to straighten and pull boards toward himself in the trough of the trim saw. His finger was caught between two boards coming down the chains, amputating the top of the ring finger of his left hand. He lost flesh and the bone will be cut off. |