Kreate
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations involving bone loss — GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
| Employer | Kreate | Report ID | 2025066137 |
| Address | 500 State Highway 130 | City, State ZIP | GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 78626 |
| Event Date | June 26, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Loading docks, dock plates |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1833534 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.67000, -97.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was engaging a manual spring-type ramp for a docking bay and needed to put weight on the ramp to bring it down. He asked a temporary employee to help him by walking over and adding his weight to the ramp. As the employee bent down and pulled the front ring, the temporary employee went to grab a second ring at the other end of the ramp used for adjusting the angle of the flap. The temporary employee's right index fingertip became caught in the hinge between the dock plate and the dock flap. The hinge closed and he sustained amputation of his right index fingertip to the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On June 26, 2025, a worker at Kreate in GEORGETOWN, TEXAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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