Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mattress Firm, Inc., 15872 Diplomatic Plaza Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was tipping plastic recyclable materials from a rolling cart into a dumpster when their right middle finger was caught between the cart and the dumpster. The distal end of the finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
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More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 423210)
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