Amputations

Name: Amputations at PORTS AMERICA
Start: 11/21/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111991 · 11/21/2018 · PORTS AMERICA

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cranes, unspecified
Secondary source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PORTS AMERICA
Location: 5901 Terminal Drive, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70115
NAICS: 483211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a barge cover via a crane with a strap when the employee's right thumb was caught between the strap and the lifting hook of the barge cover, resulting in an amputation injury.

Source

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