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SURLEAN FOODS

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SURLEAN FOODS in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer SURLEAN FOODS Report ID 2015074243
Address 1545 S SAN MARCOS City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78207
Event Date July 1, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.41000, -98.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee entered an 18-wheeler truck to place a label on a shipping load. When the employee exited the truck, he closed the truck trailer doors on his left pinky finger. The finger was medically amputated from the first knuckle to the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 1, 2015, a worker at SURLEAN FOODS in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 683 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle injuries.

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