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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021076080 · 7/23/2021 · Equistar Chemicals, LP

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Equistar Chemicals, LP
Location
17042 State Highway 60 South, BAY CITY, TEXAS, 77414
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 6:00 p.m. on July 23, 2021, an employee was using a forklift to empty a pellet hopper into a roll-off box. The hopper bounced back and the employee's left index finger was pinched between the forklift fork and the hopper's channel iron base. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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