Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P., 19001 Kermier Road, WALLER, TEXAS 77484
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was removing material from a container when the material shifted, causing his right pinky fingertip to be caught between the material and the wall of the container. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right pinky fingertip.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Nonclassifiable
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An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
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