Ports America
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GALVESTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Ports America | Report ID | 2020021584 |
| Address | 3927 Wharf Rd | City, State ZIP | GALVESTON, TEXAS 77550 |
| Event Date | February 18, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 488320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.31000, -94.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was being lifted in a man basket and tried to hook up a cable to a construction truck bucket. He asked the forklift operator to raise him higher and his finger was pinched between the man basket and a bolt, causing a deep tissue injury that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On February 18, 2020, a worker at Ports America in GALVESTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 hospitalized.
Context
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