ThriftBooks
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | ThriftBooks | Report ID | 2020043883 |
| Address | 4445 Rock Quarry Road, Suite 100 | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75211 |
| Event Date | April 28, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 451211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.75000, -96.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was loading books into a gondola from a protected hydraulic tipper and transporting the gondola to a staging area with the assistance of another employee. While putting the gondola bin in the staging area, the injured employee removed his hand from the handles and placed them on the top rail. His right pinky finger was then caught and pinched between the bin on his gondola and a second gondola's bin. As a result, the employee's right pinky finger was amputated at the top joint.
Incident Summary
On April 28, 2020, a worker at ThriftBooks in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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