Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-01-31 | Carencro | Louisiana | Custom Process Equipment, LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was a welder tasked with moving an idle roller with a forklift used to stabilize ships for welding operations. As he was positioning dunnage under the idle rollers for the forklift, the idle roller slipped, crushing his left foot. He was hospitalized and required surgical amputation of his left big toe tip. | |||||
2016-03-16 | Carencro | Louisiana | Brudd Construction Company, LLC | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
An employee was struck by a passenger automobile while performing road construction activities. The employee suffered leg and face injuries, including lacerations, crushing injuries, and bruised bones. | |||||
2015-07-09 | Carencro | Louisiana | United States Postal Service | Hand(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
On 07/09/2015, an employee delivering a package to a residence was bitten on both hands by the inhabitant's dog. The employee was later hospitalized when both hands became swollen. |