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COASTAL TRANSPORTATION INC

Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle — Crushing injuries — SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COASTAL TRANSPORTATION INC in SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Employer COASTAL TRANSPORTATION INC Report ID 2018099794
Address 4025 13th Ave W City, State ZIP SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98119
Event Date September 21, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle Source of Injury Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
Secondary Source Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 483113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 47.65000, -122.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to flip over a D ring so it could be used to secure deck cargo on a vessel. A 20-foot bundle of rebar was being held up with a pry bar so the ring could be flipped. The rebar slipped off the pry bar and crushed the employee's right index finger. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 21, 2018, a worker at COASTAL TRANSPORTATION INC in SEATTLE, WASHINGTON suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle, with cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 73 severe injury reports involving "Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle injuries.

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