Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Eximius Coffee LLC, 5610 Clinton Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77020
on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Employee #1 was removing coffee beans from the hopper while the screw conveyor was off. When Employee #2 went to a separate room to turn on the roaster, the screw conveyor was also turned on. Employee #1 was still removing coffee, and the screw conveyor cut off his right hand at the wrist.
An employee was using a forklift to dump trash into a dumpster. He fell from the forklift or the dumpster to the concrete pavement, suffering a fractured skull.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311920)
On June 20, 2025, an employee was grabbing boxes from a conveyor and staging them on a pallet. While they were picking up a box, the employee's right hand was caught between the roller and the belt of the conveyor line, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation and a laceration to their right middle finger.
An employee was using a forklift to drop a bulk bag of coffee scraps into a dumpster. The forklift overturned and the employee was pinned under the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their pelvis and femur.
On October 27, 2023, an employee was getting onto a forklift to diagnose a computer problem when a forklift at the exit side of flow racking pushed a pallet into the rack. This caused a pallet of corrugated boxes at the other end to fall approximately 15 feet and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the ankle, rib, and potentially his back.
An employee was changing a roll of film in a fill and seal machine. As she reached over the top of the belt, her left index finger was caught, amputating the fingertip.
The injured employee was observing a temporary employee for hands-on certification of a standup forklift. The temporary employee was backing down the aisle when the forklift pinned the injured employee against the upright of a warehouse rack. The injured employee sustained a laceration to an eye, and hematomas to their chest and foot.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.