Bruckner Truck Sales Mack & Volvo
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — AZLE, TEXAS
| Employer | Bruckner Truck Sales Mack & Volvo | Report ID | 2017031927 |
| Address | 7774 Veal Station Rd. | City, State ZIP | AZLE, TEXAS 76020 |
| Event Date | March 1, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Barrels, drums-except pressurized |
| Secondary Source | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423110 | Inspection # | 1217758 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.87000, -97.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering a 55 gallon drum. The drum was lying on its side in the trailer. As the employee was trying to steady the drum, it shifted and caught his right hand resulting in amputation of the right pinky fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 1, 2017, a worker at Bruckner Truck Sales Mack & Volvo in AZLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with barrels, drums-except pressurized 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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