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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064878 · 6/15/2021 · Ports America

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Ports America
Location
Pier 10- Ports of Galveston, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77550
NAICS
488320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing between two flatbed trailers. He ducked under one of them to avoid falling machinery, and his left hand was caught between the machinery and the trailer. He suffered amputations to the left index, middle, and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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