Brokers Logistics

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — EL PASO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brokers Logistics in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer Brokers Logistics Report ID 2020087374
Address 11801 Mariam Dr. City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79936
Event Date August 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 425120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.73000, -106.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a dock when a dock plate shifted. The employee's right foot was caught between the curb stop and the rear end of a forklift. The employee suffered a degloving to the right ankle.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2020, a worker at Brokers Logistics in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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