Green Star Mid America, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TULSA, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Green Star Mid America, LLC in TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Employer Green Star Mid America, LLC Report ID 2016109717
Address 6749 E 21st ST City, State ZIP TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74112
Event Date October 14, 2016 Outcome Amputation
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 Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.14000, -95.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to pick up a dumpster and empty it. As the employee was unhooking the winch line from the rear of the truck, the employee's hand was on the hook/line and he inadvertently activated the winch reel in control instead of the reel out. The line tightened and caught his left middle fingertip between it and the truck body resulting in amputation at the first joint.

Incident Summary

On October 14, 2016, a worker at Green Star Mid America, LLC in TULSA, OKLAHOMA 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 drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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