BOERNE, TEXAS—
Reinalt Thomas DBA Discount Tire Company
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Reinalt Thomas DBA Discount Tire Company, 1330 S. Main St., BOERNE, TEXAS 78006 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was placing/adjusting a block to raise a lifted truck higher using a portable jack when the vehicle and block shifted and the truck came down, crushing his right index finger between the truck and the jack. The fingertip was amputated.
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