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| 30-year-old worker Stephen Deggs died at the East Baton Rouge plant of Stupp Corporation when he was wedged between a pipe and a cutting machine. |
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| 30-year-old worker Stephen Deggs died at the East Baton Rouge plant of Stupp Corporation when he was wedged between a pipe and a cutting machine. |
BAKER, LA -
Authorities confirm a man is dead after an apparent accident at an East Baton Rouge plant.
According to the coroner's office, the accident was reported just before 10 a.m. Thursday at the Stupp Corporation off LA 19. The coroner says a man was taken from the site with serious injuries and later died.
The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Stephen Deggs.
The plant is not saying what went wrong, but extended its condolences in the following statement:
"On behalf of all of our employees and the Stupp family, we extend our deepest condolences to Stephen’s family. The company has arranged for counseling to be available to employees who may request it.
A thorough internal investigation of this incident is ongoing and Stupp is fully cooperating with local authorities as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in their reviews of today’s accident."
Details surrounding the accident are limited at this time. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning.
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By Rachael Thomas
September 13, 2018
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
A male worker is dead after a workplace accident at Stupp Corporation, the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office confirms.
Coroner Beau Clark confirms Stephen Deggs, 29, was killed Thursday morning in the incident. He says an autopsy will be performed Friday. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene. They say upon arrival, they were told by the director of Loss Control that around 9:30 a.m., emergency personnel responded to the facility for an industrial accident where Deggs was wedged between a pipe and a cutting machine.
Stubb industrial accident under investigation
Stupp Corporation is located on Ronaldson Road in Baton Rouge and produces pipelines for the safe transportation of gas, oil, and other products.
Stupp Corporation regretfully confirms that Stephen Deggs, age 29, died today as the result of an industrial accident. On behalf of all of our employees and the Stupp family, we extend our deepest condolences to Stephen’s family. The company has arranged for counseling to be available to employees who may request it. A thorough internal investigation of this incident is ongoing and Stupp is fully cooperating with local authorities as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in their reviews of today’s accident.
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