Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Equistar Chemicals, LP, 17042 State Highway 60 South, BAY CITY, TEXAS 77414
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
At about 6:00 p.m. on July 23, 2021, an employee was using a forklift to empty a pellet hopper into a roll-off box. The hopper bounced back and the employee's left index finger was pinched between the forklift fork and the hopper's channel iron base. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered