Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2018-07-19	Westwego	Louisiana	Crosby Dredging, LLC	Head, neck, and trunk	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing the cap from a hot radiator. The cap exploded when the employee's wet towel touched it and hot radiator fluid burned the employee's face, neck and torso.
2018-05-16	Westwego	Louisiana	Turner Industries	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was using an elevator to bring materials to co-workers. He had been at work for about 1 hour when he started feeling dizzy due to a possible heat-related illness.
2017-08-25	Westwego	Louisiana	American River Transportation Company, LLC	Ankle(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee stepped into the bight of a wire and suffered a broken right ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-14	Westwego	Louisiana	CORNERSTONE CHEMICAL COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee inhaled hydrogen cyanide while taking readings from machines, losing consciousness and requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-02	Westwego	Louisiana	Turner Industries Group	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing out bolts and a gasket on a 1.5" acid line in the acrylonitrile unit. The line was blinded and locked out and the valve was in the open position to the bleeder. When the employee cut the bolt on the flange, trapped pressure between the bleeder and flange caused residual sulfuric acid to spray the employee, causing chemical burns to the left abdomen, left arm, and left lower back.
2017-03-28	Westwego	Louisiana	CORNERSTONE CHEMICAL COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was tracing an acetonitrile solution pipeline to verify which pipe was leaking from the pipe rack when he came into contact with the chemical mist. He experienced a headache and signs of exposure to acetonitrile, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-15	Westwego	Louisiana	Entergy, Louisiana	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was attempting to disconnect electrical service at a residence when a dog attacked the employee. The employee suffered puncture wounds on the left forearm, a crushed right index fingertip (bone), and tissue and nail bed damage (pulled off bone but not completely torn).
2016-05-28	Westwego	Louisiana	National Gypsum Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to adjust the arm on an active machine, which was between a set of rollers set 12 to 15 inches apart. The employee's hand was caught between the arm and a roller, burning his skin and requiring hospitalization.
2016-03-06	Westwego	Louisiana	American River Transportation Company, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to stack barge covers when the top cover's clamp became caught in the D-ring on the cover below it, preventing proper stacking. The employee went to assist another employee in removing the catch and asked the crane operator to lift the top cover again. During this action, his left index finger was caught in the clamp, lacerating it. He required surgery.
2015-09-14	Westwego	Louisiana	National Gypsum Company	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet lift device in reverse. The employee jammed the left foot between the fork truck housing and the loaded pallet behind.
2015-08-31	Westwego	Louisiana	Evonik Cyro, LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On the ground level of the methyl acrylic acid (MAS) unit, an expansion joint became over-pressurized and exploded. An employee in the area came in contact with MAS. One employee received chemical burns on his face, left arm, left mid-back, and left shoulder and was hospitalized.