Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kinder Morgan
Start: 3/31/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032725 · 3/31/2016 · Kinder Morgan

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Kinder Morgan
Location: 6100 Cunningham Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were managing two 500 lb. steel plates with an overhead crane. One of the steel plates fell crushing an employee's right hand between the two pieces of steel. The injured employee was hospitalized and three fingers were amputated.

Source

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