ADDIS, LOUISIANA·
Tokai Carbon CB, Ltd.
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tokai Carbon CB, Ltd., 5221 Sid Richardson Road, ADDIS, LOUISIANA 70710 on , Fractures and surface, flesh wounds, affecting the hand(s) and finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift in the shipping warehouse. Carbon black residue along with moisture caused the concrete flooring to be slippery. When the employee applied the brakes, the forklift began to slide. As the employee turned the forklift to avoid striking a vertical support beam, his left hand was caught between the support beam and the support bar of the forklift cab. The employee sustained fractures to four fingers and two bones in the palm, as well as a laceration in the palm area.
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