Amputations

Name: Amputations at Coastal Cargo Company LLC
Start: 8/31/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017088424 · 8/31/2017 · Coastal Cargo Company LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
Source: Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Coastal Cargo Company LLC
Location: 3500 Terminal Drive, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70115
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a 4x4 piece of wood against the wall of a vessel while a forklift operator placed a bundle of zinc ingots alongside the wood. The forklift operator went too far into the bundle, which caused the forklift blades to push against the 4x4, smashing and partially amputating the employee's right thumb.

Source

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