Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Academy, Ltd., 1800 North Mason, KATY, TEXAS 77449
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was conducting maintenance repair on a conveyor system that transports product throughout the distribution facility. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated when he attempted to remove a chain from a motor sprocket that drove the conveyor system.
An employee was on a step ladder getting shoes from the top shelf. She fell off the ladder approximately two feet and sustained a broken left tibia that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was getting out of her chair when she tripped over the base of her chair and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken femur and was hospitalized.
An employee was walking in between aisles and caught her foot on the corner of a table. She fell on her right arm and the right side of her face. She experienced bruising and abrasions to the right side of her face. She was hospitalized for a fractured right arm above the elbow that required surgery.
On or about April 3, 2015, at approximately 10:30 p.m., an employee was operating a pallet rider in the warehouse when his ankle got caught between the pallet rider and a post. He suffered a left ankle fracture and was hospitalized.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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