Amputations

Name: Amputations at United Forming, Inc.
Start: 9/13/2016

1 amputation · 2016098662 · 9/13/2016 · United Forming, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: United Forming, Inc.
Location: 409 Travis, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a heavy trash bin with a pallet jack when it struck a concrete column, causing the load to shift and crush the employee's finger between 3/4" plywood and the edge of the metal trash bin. His right middle fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown