Toyotetsu Texas, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Toyotetsu Texas, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Toyotetsu Texas, Inc. Report ID 2016054554
Address 1 Lone Star Pass, Building 38 City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78264
Event Date May 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, unspecified
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 336211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.23000, -98.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift operator unload blanks onto a metal pallet when his hand entered a pinch point, amputating his middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2016, a worker at Toyotetsu Texas, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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