Gulf Stream Marine, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
| Employer | Gulf Stream Marine, Inc. | Report ID | 2017021297 |
| Address | 1050 E. Port Ave., Cargo Dock 8 | City, State ZIP | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 |
| Event Date | February 9, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 488320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.80000, -97.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a forklift operator load a non-working truck into a cargo shipping container. The truck was being placed into the shipping container facing outward when the tires slipped off of the lip of the container and the truck bounced. The employee's left ring finger was caught and pinched in the hood, amputating his fingertip.
Incident Summary
On February 9, 2017, a worker at Gulf Stream Marine, Inc. in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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