Sysco Houston - Food Distributor & Restaurant Supplies

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Amputations involving bone loss — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sysco Houston - Food Distributor & Restaurant Supplies in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Sysco Houston - Food Distributor & Restaurant Supplies Report ID 2025021932
Address 10710 Greens Crossing Boulevard City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77038
Event Date February 27, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Shelves, shelving, racks
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.93000, -95.42000

Incident Narrative

At approximately 12:45 a.m., a standup forklift operator was traveling down an aisle in the cooler when the forklift struck racking. The employee's left hand was crushed between the forklift and the metal racking. Two fingers required amputation.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2025, a worker at Sysco Houston - Food Distributor & Restaurant Supplies in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. 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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