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Blue Knight Energy Partners LP

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Blue Knight Energy Partners LP in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Blue Knight Energy Partners LP Report ID 2017076763
Address 1611 Marshall Street City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79403
Event Date July 20, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 324121 Inspection # 1249566
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -101.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading items from a forklift when his right hand was caught in the lifting mechanism, amputating the first digit of his index finger.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2017, a worker at Blue Knight Energy Partners LP in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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