IH Services
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | IH Services | Report ID | 2019043803 |
| Address | 2400 Crosspoint, UTHSC | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77054 |
| Event Date | April 12, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561720 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.66000, -95.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was throwing a pallet into a dumpster. The pallet shifted and landed on his right ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 12, 2019, a worker at IH Services in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,124 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker injuries.
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