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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109402 · 10/8/2024 · DG Distribution of Texas LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet) and toe(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Trash compactors, shredders

Employer

Name
DG Distribution of Texas LLC
Location
6601 Cal Turner Drive, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78220
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a reach truck to deliver waste to the compactor area when his left leg was pinned between the compactor gate and the reach truck, resulting in a trans-metatarsal amputation on his left foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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