Amputations

Name: Amputations at US Intermodal, Inc
Start: 9/5/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099190 · 9/5/2018 · US Intermodal, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: US Intermodal, Inc
Location: 322 Third St, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 07206
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 10:30 a.m. on September 5, 2018, an employee unlocked a shipping container that was mounted on a train, then lost his balance and reached out to grab the container. It shifted, and his right hand was caught between two containers. Three of his fingertips were crushed/amputated.

Source

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