Amputations

Name: Amputations at Owens & Minor
Start: 9/19/2022

1 amputation · 2022098279 · 9/19/2022 · Owens & Minor

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Owens & Minor
Location: 14 Finegan Rd., DEL RIO, TEXAS, 78840
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was being trained on material handling equipment when they attempted to stop the forklift by reaching out their hand. The employee's hand got caught in warehouse racking, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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