Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC, 845 Aldine Bender, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
Employee's right pinky finger distal tip was amputated when pinched in an automobile door. The employee was helping to push start a customer's car related to a battery change when the customer closed the car door on the employee's hand.
AmputationFingertip(s)Automobile
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