| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-25 | Mansura | La | Great Southern Wood Preserving | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was stepping up to a platform approximately 24 inches off the ground when he lost balance and fell backward, fracturing his elbow. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Mansura | Louisiana | Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was stacking a piece of 2x12x24 lumber with a second employee when the second employee dropped his end of the lumber, causing it to fall out of the first employee's hand. While attempting to grab the falling lumber, the first employee's right middle fingertip was caught between the lumber and a nearby pole, resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2016-06-12 | Mansura | Louisiana | KEROTEST MANUFACTURING CORP. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was removing burrs on a set of custom-made aluminum jaws with a 10-inch hand file, when the file struck the jaws while they were still spinning in the chuck of the lathe. The file then pushed back into the employee's left-hand palm, causing a deep puncture wound. | |||||
| 2015-12-14 | Mansura | Louisiana | Kerotest Manufacturing Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's finger was crushed by machinery when it was inserted into an unguarded hole. The employee was admitted with a broken finger. | |||||