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Defense Commissary Agency

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — SANTA RITA, GUAM

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Defense Commissary Agency in SANTA RITA, GUAM
Employer Defense Commissary Agency Report ID 20191011318
Address GUAM NAVAL BASE PSC 455 City, State ZIP SANTA RITA, GUAM 96540
Event Date October 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 13.44000, 144.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a shipping container. A portable loading ramp was being moved into place when it fell off the forklift and landed on the employee's foot. The steel cap of his steel-toed boots was crushed against his toes, resulting in medical amputation of four toes.

Incident Summary

On October 29, 2019, a worker at Defense Commissary Agency in SANTA RITA, GUAM suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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