Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-08-28 | Attapulgus | Georgia | BASF Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was using a laser to align two pulleys. As he moved from being on one knee to standing, he placed his left hand on a free-wheeling V-belt near the pulley. The belt moved and pinched his finger in an upper nip point at the pulley, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger. | |||||
2018-04-11 | Attapulgus | Georgia | BASF Catalysts LLC | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
While conducting shut-down operations on the bottom floor of a fluid cracking catalyst, an employee stepped on a U-drain that cantilevered, allowing both feet to contact hot water condensate. The employee suffered severe burns to both feet and was hospitalized. |