SCHERTZ, TEXAS—
Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc., 7431 FM 3009, SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to hook a converter dolly to a tractor when the dolly started moving. The employee tried to steer the dolly toward the pintle hook, and their thumb got caught between dolly and pintle hook. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their left thumb.
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