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Brothers Produce of Austin

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Brothers Produce of Austin in AUSTIN, TEXAS
Employer Brothers Produce of Austin Report ID 20161110442
Address 979 Springdale Road City, State ZIP AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702
Event Date November 5, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.26000, -97.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a cart in a warehouse when a nearby pallet that was being moved pushed the cart and smashed the employee's finger between the cart and a pole, amputating the left ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2016, a worker at Brothers Produce of Austin in AUSTIN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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