Republic National Distributing Co.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Republic National Distributing Co. | Report ID | 2020043959 |
| Address | 8045 North Court Rd. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77040 |
| Event Date | April 29, 2020 | Outcome | 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 | Skids, pallets |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424820 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.64000, -95.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a wooden pallet from the second level of a metal angle rack when the next pallet came forward. The employee's thumb was caught between the metal rack and the wooden pallet, resulting in a right thumb amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 29, 2020, a worker at Republic National Distributing Co. in HOUSTON, 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 skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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