Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cargill Meat Solutions, 13301 US Highway 87, DALHART, TEXAS 79022
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
While closing a gate to an animal pen, an employee's right ring finger got caught in the gate and was amputated.
An employee was in the basement when he observed animal blood dripping from a small hole in the auger trough. The employee went to plug the hole with a small piece of fat. As the employee pushed the fat into the hole, the auger flight caught his fingertip, resulting in amputation between the nailbed and first knuckle.
An employee was pushing a piece table when it struck a machine. The employee's finger was pinched and partially amputated between the table and machine.
An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with another forklift. The employee's middle finger was pinched between the two forklifts and partially amputated.
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 112210)
An employee was holding a barn door open while putting a tool away. The door shut on the employee's right hand, causing a partial amputation to the little finger.
An employee was using a bolting device to euthanize pigs when he slipped and fell. The bolting device pierced his pelvic area and the employee's femur was fractured. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was moving a dead animal using a removal cart. While transporting the animal, the cart tipped over and landed on the employee, resulting in a tibia fracture.
An employee was helping remove a dead animal from a barn. A truck was backing up to the barn to retrieve the body, and its lift platform pinned the employee's leg against the barn. The leg was severely lacerated and 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.