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Portsmouth Marine Terminal

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Portsmouth Marine Terminal in PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Employer Portsmouth Marine Terminal Report ID 2015052526
Address 2000 Seaboard Avenue City, State ZIP PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA 23707
Event Date May 2, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.85000, -76.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working as the aft-inshore general longshoreman on a vessel. A container was being discharged from the vessel onto a chassis truck. As the container was lowered into position, the employee was removing a semi-automatic twist lock from one corner of the container when the top half of his right index finger was caught between the container and the chassis. The employee was hospitalized and his top right index finger was removed.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2015, a worker at Portsmouth Marine Terminal in PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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