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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010043 · 1/2/2019 · Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.

Employer

Name
Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics
Location
8500 Clinton Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77020
NAICS
488510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inside a cargo hold on a ship, guiding in a steel slab load, when the load hit a two-by-four. The two-by-four then popped up and pinched the employee's pinky fingertip between it and the load chain, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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