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TD Industries

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TD Industries in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer TD Industries Report ID 2019089038
Address 520 Texas Ave, Renvention Center City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
Event Date August 30, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.76000, -95.36000

Incident Narrative

Employees went to a site for a water leak and had to remove the floor access hatch. While doing so, the door came off its hinge. They were attempting to reposition the hatch when the injured employee placed his fingers under the hatch to move it. The hatch then shifted on the broken hinge and dropped on his finger, resulting in the partial amputation of his left middle fingertip (no bone loss).

Incident Summary

On August 30, 2019, a worker at TD Industries in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with caps, lids, covers, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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