Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-24 | Kodiak | Ak | Bering Industries Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
A crew of five employees used two forklifts along with a telehandler to load and carry pipe that had been cut into 125-foot sections from the fuel pier to the parking lot for painting. The injured employee was guiding the pipe while it was being moved by the forklift. The pipe struck a bush and began swaying and the injured employee's hand was caught between the pipe and the building next to it. The employee's right ring and pinky fingers were amputated. | |||||
2020-03-13 | Kodiak | Alaska | North Pacific Seafoods | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
An employee was tying off a fish pump with a rope. The employee's thumb was caught in the rope and partially amputated. | |||||
2015-12-10 | Kodiak | Alaska | Vaisala Inc | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee climbed a fixed ladder on a conex to install weather instrumentation. The support rung at the top gave way and the employee fell approximately eight feet resulting in a broken left ankle that required surgery and hospitalization. |