Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at North Houston Pole Line Corp.
Start: 9/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096560 · 9/9/2015 · North Houston Pole Line Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: North Houston Pole Line Corp.
Location: 850 Aldine Mail Route, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77037
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a hydraulic lift cylinder on a forklift. As he unbolted the oil line, the second stage of the forklift began to drop, lacerating and crushing his finger between the frame and the second stage. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

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