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Quietflex Manufacturing Company, L.P.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations involving bone loss — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Quietflex Manufacturing Company, L.P. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Quietflex Manufacturing Company, L.P. Report ID 2024098243
Address 4518 Brittmoore Rd. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
Event Date September 5, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Vehicle and machine attachments n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327993 Inspection # 1773991
GPS Coordinates 29.84000, -95.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was emptying a metal recycling hopper using a forklift when he sustained a transphalangeal amputation of his right index and middle fingers from the trash hopper pull cable.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2024, a worker at Quietflex Manufacturing Company, L.P. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 436 severe injury reports involving "Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning injuries.

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