HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Jacintoport International LLC
Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Jacintoport International LLC, 16398 Jacintoport Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77015 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading containers onto a vessel when his right thumb was caught and crushed between a 20' container's side wall and the outside corner casting of the container, resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb tip.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Jacintoport International LLC
On February 28, 2023, an employee was securing a piece of cargo on a bulk carrier ship with chain slings when the plate that holds the D-ring in place failed and struck him in the left side of his face and forehead. The employee sustained a laceration to the left side of his forehead, and a laceration to the left side of his nose.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Jacintoport International, LLC
An employee was loading bags of resin into containers at a loading dock. His head was injured between a container and the loading dock doorframe. He was hospitalized to treat a brain bleed.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Jacintoport International LLC
An employee was assisting an outside driver with an extendable chassis when his right arm was caught or struck by the chassis as the truck driver pulled forward. He was hospitalized with a right forearm injury.
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