Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at J Bar B Foods
Start: 5/23/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025054884 · 5/23/2025 · J Bar B Foods

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: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: J Bar B Foods
Location: 1087 US 90 West, WEIMAR, TEXAS, 78962
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was removing labels from boxes. A forklift was driving to pick up boxes and the driver stopped to talk to the injured employee. After the driver spoke with the injured employee, the forklift reversed and ran over the injured employee's right foot, crushing it. The employee's foot was surgically amputated midway up the foot.

Source

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