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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043959 · 4/29/2020 · Republic National Distributing Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Skids, pallets
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
Republic National Distributing Co.
Location
8045 North Court Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
NAICS
424820
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a wooden pallet from the second level of a metal angle rack when the next pallet came forward. The employee's thumb was caught between the metal rack and the wooden pallet, resulting in a right thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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