Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at La Bodega Meat & Produce, 3511 Canal St, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77003
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was closing a loading dock's rolling door when his left ring finger was caught between the door and the metal plate ramp. He suffered an amputation injury to the finger.
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 445210)
An employee was cutting hams on a band saw. As he reached around the back of the saw to take hold of a piece of ham, the saw blade cut his left middle finger. The finger was medically amputated at the middle knuckle.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.