PORTER, TEXAS—
Home Depot
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Home Depot, 23575 US Hwy 59, PORTER, TEXAS 77365 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a lift to retrieve merchandise from an elevated rack. The employee's left hand struck the rack and his pinky finger was partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
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