# Amputations at Kroger Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2023054040` · 5/5/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger Distribution Center
- **Location:** 701 Gellhorn Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a dock plate when it fell onto his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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