PEPSICO

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PEPSICO in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer PEPSICO Report ID 2015107821
Address 3615 19th Street City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79410
Event Date October 20, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1100274
GPS Coordinates 33.57000, -101.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to make a delivery and was operating the dock gate that goes in the trailer. The employee was pulling up the dock plate and moving it forward when the employee's left middle finger got caught between the dock plate and trailer. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 20, 2015, a worker at PEPSICO in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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