Southwire DFW
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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
OSHA has recorded 304 severe injury reports involving "Collision with stationary object, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Collision with stationary object, nonroadway injuries.
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