Onpoint Industrial Services, LLC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Onpoint Industrial Services, LLC. | Report ID | 2017043248 |
| Address | 9822 Laporte Freeway | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77017 |
| Event Date | April 10, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484230 | Inspection # | 1226007 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.70000, -95.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to lift a hopper/bin filled with approximately 950 lbs. of scrap metal. The employee's left hand fingers were caught between the forks and the bin while trying to release the waste into a dumpster resulting in the amputation of two fingertips.
Incident Summary
On April 10, 2017, a worker at Onpoint Industrial Services, LLC. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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