Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BEAUMONT, TEXAS
| Employer | Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services, Inc. | Report ID | 20171010250 |
| Address | 1598 Burt Street | City, State ZIP | BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77701 |
| Event Date | October 25, 2017 | Outcome | 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) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.06000, -94.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was emptying a self-tipping dumpster that was attached to the forks of a forklift. He tilted the forks forward to help facilitate the dumping of the dumpster. He then got out of the cab of the forklift, walked to the side of the forklift mast, and placed his left hand on the lower portion of the mast. He reached up with his right hand and disengaged the release lever on the back of the self-tipping dumpster, causing the dumpster to quickly shift forward. The resulting shift in weight of the dumpster caused the forklift forks to swing back into the mast, pinching the employee's ring finger between the forks and mast. The tip of his ring finger digit was amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 25, 2017, a worker at Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services, Inc. in BEAUMONT, 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 amputation.
Context
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