EMPIRE, LOUISIANA·
Westbank Fishing, LLC
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Westbank Fishing, LLC, 136 Daybrook Lane, EMPIRE, LOUISIANA 70050 on , Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working as a net mender, tasked with positioning the nets for fishing operations. While the employee was wrapping a rope around the cathead to position the net, his left hand was caught in the cathead and he was wrapped around the cathead several times. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated left forearm.
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