Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at H-E-B
Start: 7/6/2025

1 amputation · 2025076485 · 7/6/2025 · H-E-B

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Injured by object pushed or pulled by person
Source: Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Secondary source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name: H-E-B
Location: 7310 Louetta Road, SPRING, TEXAS, 77379
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the cooler, loading a cart with boxed meat products. The employee was exiting the cooler with the cart when his right hand got caught between the cart and the doorframe of the cooler. The employee's right middle finger was amputated.

Source

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