Z & H Foods, Inc

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Z & H Foods, Inc in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Z & H Foods, Inc Report ID 2020054976
Address 7015 Gulf Freeway City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77087
Event Date May 29, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate Source of Injury Doors, except garage and vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 722511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.70000, -95.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a bathroom when a stall door closed on her right hand. Her right ring finger was caught in the door hinge, resulting in a fingertip amputation and open fracture to her finger.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2020, a worker at Z & H Foods, Inc in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by or caught in swinging door or gate, with doors, except garage and vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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