Gastech Engineering LLC
Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. — Amputations — SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Gastech Engineering LLC | Report ID | 2023098367 |
| Address | 2110 Industrial Road | City, State ZIP | SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA 74066 |
| Event Date | September 11, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Containers-pressurized, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333132 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.02000, -96.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a chock used to stabilize a 25,000-pound pressure vessel. After a forklift rolled the vessel away from the chock, the tine of the forklift struck the vessel, causing it to roll forward just as the employee reached down to remove the chock. The employee's left hand was caught between the chock and the vessel, resulting in amputations to the index finger above the second knuckle and the middle finger below the second knuckle. The employee also sustained a ring finger fracture.
Incident Summary
On September 11, 2023, a worker at Gastech Engineering LLC in SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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