CHELSEA FOOD SERVICES

Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CHELSEA FOOD SERVICES in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer CHELSEA FOOD SERVICES Report ID 2016010614
Address 4507 WRIGHT RD. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
Event Date January 22, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 722320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.98000, -95.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stepping down from a ramp on a food truck. When she pulled the rolling door closed with her left hand, the door slammed down and smashed her right-hand pinky finger. The finger was later amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2016, a worker at CHELSEA FOOD SERVICES in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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