Amazon Fulfillment Center DFW7

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified - Cuts, lacerations - FORT WORTH, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Amazon Fulfillment Center DFW7 in FORT WORTH, Texas
Employer Amazon Fulfillment Center DFW7
Address 700 Westport Pkwy
City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, Texas 76177
Report ID 2021043337
Event Date April 22, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 493110
GPS Coordinates 32.97053, -97.33571

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Incident Narrative

A telescopic conveyor belt at a truck loading dock deeply lacerated an employee's leg.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2021, a worker at Amazon Fulfillment Center DFW7 in FORT WORTH, Texas suffered cuts, lacerations to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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