SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS Report ID 2015042078
Address 4609 State Highway 90 West City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78237
Event Date April 17, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 424810 Inspection # 1057196
GPS Coordinates 29.42000, -98.56000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were unloading beer from the back of an 18 wheeler. One employee was pulling down the lift gate and the other employee was assisting with his hands flat on the lift gate. The employee with his hands flat on the gate caught his middle finger, on his left hand, in a pinch point. The employee received a partial amputation of the tip of his middle finger, which was later fully amputated at the hospital that night.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2015, a worker at SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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