Finlays Americas
Injured by object breaking in hand — Amputations — GONZALES, TEXAS
| Employer | Finlays Americas | Report ID | 2021032325 |
| Address | 2712 Hardwood Rd. | City, State ZIP | GONZALES, TEXAS 78629 |
| Event Date | March 18, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by object breaking in hand | Source of Injury | Bottles, jugs, flasks |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311920 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.54000, -97.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to lift a pallet of glass bottles that were stacked on top of each other in approximately 11 layers. The employee assisted with splitting the layers in half when the pressure on the pallets caused one of the bottles to break. The employee suffered a laceration on his right ring finger that resulted in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2021, a worker at Finlays Americas in GONZALES, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by object breaking in hand, with bottles, jugs, flasks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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