Amputations

Name: Amputations at Superior Packaging & Distribution
Start: 9/20/2017

1 amputation · 2017099019 · 9/20/2017 · Superior Packaging & Distribution

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Superior Packaging & Distribution
Location: 7707 Wallaceville Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77020
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to bag ground-up dirt that is used for drilling operations. As he was removing a hook from a metal rack, the forklift moved forward and the mast struck his right middle finger, smashing it and amputating the fingertip.

Source

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