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Southwest Research Institute

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Southwest Research Institute in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Southwest Research Institute Report ID 2020043943
Address 6220 Culebra Road City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78238
Event Date April 29, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 541711 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.45000, -98.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was parking a powered industrial truck (PIT) when he noticed that the left tine was not aligned properly. He turned off the truck with the tines elevated in order to reposition the tine so that it could be securely lowered to the ground for the evening. The truck was parked over an unused metal PIT attachment. He grabbed the horizontal section of the tine with his right hand and as he began to place pressure on the tine to move it toward the center, the tine dislodged from the carriage and fell onto the metal attachment below, crushing the middle and ring fingers on his right hand. As a result, he suffered amputations of the fingertips of the third and fourth distal phalanges on the right hand (above the nail bed).

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2020, a worker at Southwest Research Institute in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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