# Amputations at Republic National Distributing Co.
> OSHA SIR `2020043959` · 4/29/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic National Distributing Co.
- **Location:** 8045 North Court Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
- **NAICS:** 424820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a wooden pallet from the second level of a metal angle rack when the next pallet came forward. The employee's thumb was caught between the metal rack and the wooden pallet, resulting in a right thumb amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*