Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Martin Marietta, 3851 Tulane Rd., ORANGE, TEXAS 77630
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
The employee returned to the cement plant and was washing the back of the mixer truck with the cement hose. The fold down ladder part fell down as the employee was rolling up the water hose striking the employee on the left hand and fracturing the left index finger. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted.
An employee was cleaning a rotating drum when his hand was caught in a pinch point between the drum and the hopper resulting in a partial amputation of the right ring finger.
An employee was washing down his truck when his right middle finger was caught in a pinch point between the drum and the hopper of the truck resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was on top of a block wall, cleaning off debris. He fell off the wall to the ground (concrete and hard-packed earth) below, breaking both feet and his right fibula.
An employee was operating a conveyor belt when his right arm was caught in between a roller and the conveyor belt, resulting in his right arm at the wrist and forearm being severely lacerated.
An employee was fixing a mechanical casket lift in a vehicle when the lift came down on their left-hand fingers, resulting in amputation of two fingers.
An employee was helping to remove the clamp attachment paddles from a forklift so they could then repair a hydraulic leak. The clamp fell and pinned the employee's right ring finger against the mast. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was on a truck attempting to stow an aluminum extension ladder onto the truck's conveyor boom system. As the conveyor mast was lowered, the boom control area came down on top of the employee's left foot, resulting in two toe fractures.
An employee was standing on the elevated forks of a forklift to install the fork chain anchor nut. The employee slipped and as he went to catch himself, he accidentally engaged the up-down control for the forks. This caused the forks to fall onto his foot. The employee's right foot was crushed and all of his right toes were amputated.
An employee was working on a scissor lift when a portion of the unit came down and struck their head at the lift base. The employee sustained a head laceration and a skull fracture.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 327320)
An employee was walking through the garage and stepped on a mechanic's creeper. His feet went out from under him and he fell, sustaining a fractured right femur.
An employee was exiting a loader and coming down the ladder. His hand slipped off the railing and he fell backward onto sandy ground, landing on his side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and a rotator cuff tear.
A concrete mixer truck driver was walking up the stairs of the slump rack. They fell from the slump rack platform and landed on the ground in the wash-out area. The employee sustained fractures to their left scapula and lower back vertebrae.
An employee backed their concrete truck into place to begin unloading it into a concrete pump unit. He exited the vehicle, and went to the rear to unload. When he began unloading, the truck rolled backward and pinned him against the pump unit. The employee sustained fractures to their pelvis, both femurs, both tibias and fibulas, and their left ankle.
A mechanic was changing out an air spring on a concrete mixer truck cab. The air spring was receiving higher air pressure than it was designed to use, because of a faulty level check valve. This increased pressure caused the air spring to burst. Its top portion separated and struck the employee's left forearm, causing a laceration and fracture. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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.