Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Global Facility Solutions, 1595 Hart St., SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS 76092
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee operating a chop saw sustained a partial amputation of his finger when the blade caught his glove. The machine guard had not stopped at the time.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was operating an aerial lift to put it back in the maintenance area. He placed his left hand on the lift railing and the lift struck some racking, resulting in a fractured left hand.
An employee was removing a pallet of merchandise from a truck with a pallet jack. He fell while pulling backward, and his head struck the concrete floor. He suffered a subdural hematoma and was hospitalized.
An employee was stacking rugs. They walked over to the time clock and tripped over a cutout in a floor slab where a pipe was being fixed, falling to the ground and resulting in a left hip injury.
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.