Key Personnel
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Crushing injuries — DENTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Key Personnel | Report ID | 2020054217 |
| Address | 3000 N. Interstate 35 | City, State ZIP | DENTON, TEXAS 76201 |
| Event Date | May 5, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.17000, -97.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading a truck of medical supplies. As the employee lifted the truck's lift gate and the automatic dock plate, the employee's hand was caught between the lift gate and the dock. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the right hand second through fifth fingers, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On May 5, 2020, a worker at Key Personnel in DENTON, TEXAS suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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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