Pine Lake Village Apartments, LLC

Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pine Lake Village Apartments, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Pine Lake Village Apartments, LLC Report ID 2018099463
Address 1325 Greens Parkway City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77067
Event Date September 13, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Handrails, banisters
Industry (NAICS) 531110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.94000, -95.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hand truck to move a sofa down a staircase when the employee's finger was caught between the hand rail and hand truck component, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2018, a worker at Pine Lake Village Apartments, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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