Amputations

Name: Amputations at PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.
Start: 7/26/2022

1 amputation · 2022076559 · 7/26/2022 · PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.

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, n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.
Location: Equipment Storage Area 5901 Terminal Drive, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70115
NAICS: 483211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove the forks from the carriage of a non-functioning forklift. The carriage, along with the fork being removed, fell to the ground about a foot below, landing on the employee's gloved right hand. His index, middle, and ring fingertips were caught under the fork and degloved. The fingertips were medically amputated.

Source

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