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Texas Plumbing Supply

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Texas Plumbing Supply in MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS
Employer Texas Plumbing Supply Report ID 2022032672
Address 9333 South Sam Houston Parkway West City, State ZIP MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489
Event Date March 25, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 423720 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.62000, -95.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on top of a plastic pipe rack, helping another employee put pipes into the rack. The pipes were being lowered by a forklift, and as the two employees were trying to get them unstrapped the forklift boom struck the first employee's toe. The toe was broken and the bottom of it was medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2022, a worker at Texas Plumbing Supply in MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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