Southwire DFW

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HASLET, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Southwire DFW in HASLET, TEXAS
Employer Southwire DFW Report ID 20241211369
Address 14800 Blue Mound Rd City, State ZIP HASLET, TEXAS 76052
Event Date December 9, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Thumb(s)
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Tables, desks, work surfaces
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.00000, -97.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee drove a forklift toward a tag printer mounted on a column at the shipping dock. They reached to retrieve a printer tag and their left thumb was pinned between the printer table and the exterior frame of the forklift. The employee sustained a displaced fracture of the distal phalanx of the left thumb, and partial amputation of the thumb.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2024, a worker at Southwire DFW in HASLET, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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