HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Gordon Food Services
Exposure to environmental cold · Frostbite
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Gordon Food Services, 11303 Antoine Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77066 on — Frostbite, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was working in the freezer storage section of the facility for 12 hours. The next morning, he was hospitalized for treatment of frostbite on the right index finger.
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