Berry Contracting, L.P.
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
| Employer | Berry Contracting, L.P. | Report ID | 2021109108 |
| Address | 1147 Cantwell Ln, Valero Bill Greehey Refinery | City, State ZIP | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78407 |
| Event Date | October 22, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.80000, -97.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was dumping a self-dumping forklift hopper attached to a forklift. When the hopper rolled forward, it lifted the hopper skid off the forks and caused the skid to slide back, pinching the employee's left index fingertip between the skid and the fork of the lift. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 22, 2021, a worker at Berry Contracting, L.P. in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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