Kroger # 117
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TOMBALL, TEXAS
| Employer | Kroger # 117 | Report ID | 20201111147 |
| Address | 24350 Kuykendahl | City, State ZIP | TOMBALL, TEXAS 77375 |
| Event Date | November 25, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Banding, baling, strapping machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.11000, -95.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While discarding cardboard into a baler, an employee was holding the security door with their right hand and disengaged it from the locked position. While pushing cardboard into the baler with his left hand, his right hand slipped off the security door. The door slammed down and amputated his left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On November 25, 2020, a worker at Kroger # 117 in TOMBALL, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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