Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, 3740 N AUSTIN AVE, SEGUIN, TEXAS 78155
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the floor around a machine when an unsecured piece of plexiglass (36 in by 36 in) fell about 36 inches from a ledge and landed on the employee's right thumb. The finger was amputated and required 28 stitches to repair.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Glass building materials
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An employee positioned a pallet jack under a mobile TV stand to lift the stand and then clean the wheels. As the employee raised the pallet jack, the TV stand fell forward toward the handle of the pallet jack. The employee went to catch the TV stand and their right thumb became caught between the TV mount frame and the pallet jack, resulting in amputation.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
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