Amputations

Name: Amputations at H-E-B
Start: 10/11/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010498 · 10/11/2018 · H-E-B

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers

Employer

Name: H-E-B
Location: 5750 East Lovers Ln., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75206
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees tilted an oven and its stand so that the floor behind it could be cleaned. As the oven and stand were put back on the floor, the stand's adjustable leg caught an employee's right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated at the nail.

Source

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