Mark West Energy Partners
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DALLAS, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | Mark West Energy Partners | Report ID | 2019021329 |
| Address | 1700 Majorsville Road | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, WEST VIRGINIA 26036 |
| Event Date | February 5, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Pallet jack-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 211112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.99000, -80.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance technician was using a pallet jack to move blast doors when his right middle finger was caught in the pinch point created by the moving pallet jack handle resulting in a partial amputation of the finger.
Incident Summary
On February 5, 2019, a worker at Mark West Energy Partners in DALLAS, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pallet jack-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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