Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tuff Shed Inc., 402 South Interstate 45, HUTCHINS, TEXAS 75141
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee's hand was cut/scratched by a piece of metal while cleaning up trash/debris. The employee was later hospitalized for treatment of a hand infection due to the injury.
An employee was using a miter saw to cut a 2-by-4. As the employee lowered the saw, the 2-by-4 jumped, causing the blade to amputate the employee's left thumb above the first knuckle.
An employee had been at a customer's home doing warranty work on a shed. After returning to the shop, the employee almost passed out and felt numbness/tingling in one arm. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Two employees were struck by the rotary table of a drilling rig while installing caisson. Employee 1 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, and head trauma. Employee 2 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, spinal injury, and head trauma.
Employees were felling hazard trees. The injured employee was conducting 'bucking' operations to saw a tree from the road when the tree kicked-back, pinning him against the ground and fracturing his left femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was chaining a vehicle when he had to change tools and the compressor. As the compressor was being charged, the employee stepped near the vehicle to make sure the compressor was attached. Then, he instructed a co-worker to lower the compressor. His right hand was on the compressor and under the chain, causing his ring finger to be crushed.
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