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Austin Industrial

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Austin Industrial in BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Employer Austin Industrial Report ID 2016076432
Address 4903 Decker Dr. City, State ZIP BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520
Event Date July 16, 2016 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 Shelves, shelving
Secondary Source Backhoes, trackhoes
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.78000, -95.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning up for the day and was setting a metal shelving unit onto the bucket of a backhoe machine. The employee lost control of the shelf and it dropped, pinching his index finger between the bucket and shelf. The finger was amputated at the first joint.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2016, a worker at Austin Industrial in BAYTOWN, 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 shelves, shelving identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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