Amputations

Name: Amputations at R. Warehousing and Port Services
Start: 9/3/2015

1 amputation · 2015096403 · 9/3/2015 · R. Warehousing and Port Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: R. Warehousing and Port Services
Location: 8500 Clinton Dirve, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A forklift operator was driving the lift back to the dock area when he struck the injured employee. The front side of the forklift hit the employee, then the right front tire ran over his foot. He was hospitalized, where his foot up to his calf (left leg) was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown