Amputations

Name: Amputations at VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS INC.
Start: 10/17/2022

1 amputation · 2022109077 · 10/17/2022 · VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS INC.
Location: 1000 Virginia International Gateway Blvd., PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23703
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was waiting for a container to land on a coning platform. The employee's left index finger was caught in a space near a twist-lock mechanism and was partially amputated.

Source

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