Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Name: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Gartner Coatings, Inc.
Start: 8/20/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087677 · 8/20/2024 · Gartner Coatings, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet) excluding toes
Nature of injury: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Pumps except oil well
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: Gartner Coatings, Inc.
Location: 2433 Max Rd, PEARLAND, TEXAS, 77581
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was painting pump housing, which was suspended by a sling around a forklift fork. The eyelet of the sling slipped off the metal lifting eye, causing the pump housing to fall onto and crush the top of the employee's left foot.

Source

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