NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OLYMPIC HEADQUARTERS

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OLYMPIC HEADQUARTERS in PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON
Employer NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OLYMPIC HEADQUARTERS Report ID 2017065292
Address 600 EAST PARK AVENUE City, State ZIP PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON 98362
Event Date June 9, 2017 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 Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 924120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 48.10000, -123.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee lowered the lift gate of a truck to unload materials. He was attempting to unfold the lift gate when it slammed back into place and smashed his right pinky between two pieces of steel, amputating it just below the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On June 9, 2017, a worker at NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OLYMPIC HEADQUARTERS in PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON 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 truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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