HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics
Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics, 8500 Clinton Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77020 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was inside a cargo hold on a ship, guiding in a steel slab load, when the load hit a two-by-four. The two-by-four then popped up and pinched the employee's pinky fingertip between it and the load chain, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
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BAYTOWN, TEXAS—
Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics
An employee climbed up a ladder to unhook it from a barge. The employee climbed up 4 to 5 steps when the ladder moved. He lost his balance and fell 6 feet to the floor of the barge, fracturing his left wrist and right knee and possibly fracturing his right hip.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Richardson Stevedoring Logistics
An employee was in the hatch of a maritime vessel attempting to hook up to a bundle of pipe to lift it out of the hatch. The employee began to experience severe body cramps and was hospitalized with severe dehydration.
CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS—
Richardson Stevedoring Logistics
An employee was helping to discharge fuel from a barge by positioning a C-hook on a coil. After he slid the C-hook into the coil, his hand rested on the bottom of the C-hook. When a crane began to lift the hook, the coil and his fingers became caught, crushing his left-hand pinky, ring, and middle fingers.
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