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Home Depot

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Home Depot in PORTER, TEXAS
Employer Home Depot Report ID 2018065796
Address 23575 US Hwy 59 City, State ZIP PORTER, TEXAS 77365
Event Date June 13, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 442299 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.10000, -95.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a lift to retrieve merchandise from an elevated rack. The employee's left hand struck the rack and his pinky finger was partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2018, a worker at Home Depot in PORTER, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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