GALVESTON, TEXAS·
Offshore Technical Solutions
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Offshore Technical Solutions, GA 241-B above Tetra Hedron barge, GALVESTON, TEXAS 77550 on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee and a crane operator were preparing to lift a cutter head (tool) into a transport rack. The crane operator picked up the tool and the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point between the tool and the transport rack resulting in the amputation of the right index fingertip.
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