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UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — LAREDO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE in LAREDO, TEXAS
Employer UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE Report ID 2020087994
Address 18728 Fm 1472 Mines Road City, State ZIP LAREDO, TEXAS 78045
Event Date August 23, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 493120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.64000, -99.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was retrieving two cargo airbags for loading a truck. While driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) down the dock, the PIT collided with a bollard by a door. The employee sustained a left thumb amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2020, a worker at UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE in LAREDO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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