Entangled in other object or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Eureka Multifamily Group, 670 Maxey Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77013
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
A maintenance employee was unclogging a sewer line when the auger cable twisted and wrapped around his left ring finger, amputating the fingertip.
On November 9, 2023, an employee was removing plywood from the west face of a basement level buck hoist to prepare to dismantle one of the cabs. When the employee pulled on the plywood, it fell and pulled a rope that partially amputated the employee's thumb.
An employee was holding a rigging line and assisting in the removal of an old light pole from its base. When the load was lifted by a forklift, it shifted. The tag line lifted the employee off the ground and propelled him through the air. The employee landed on the ground and sustained back fractures.
An employee was performing maintenance on a bucket truck when his right hand became caught in some rope, causing amputations to three fingers down to the first knuckle.
An employee was conducting a fall rescue demonstration. A 165-pound demonstration dummy was released from a height, putting tension on the lanyard. The employee's left hand, little finger, and thumb were caught in the wire rope lanyard, resulting in a medical amputation of the left little finger as well as lacerations to the left thumb.
An employee was using a crank and cable to lower a light tower due to windy conditions. The light shaft became hung up and released the tension in the cable, which wrapped around the employee's left hand, resulting in amputations of three fingers.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 531110)
An employee was working on sub-floors and was transferring a tool when he slipped and struck a 2x8 floor joist. He fell into the sub-floor void on his right side. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a puncture to the liver.
An employee was in his car in the parking lot of his workplace (apartment complex) when a resident shot him with a gun. The employee was hospitalized with gunshot injuries to his right ribs and shoulder.
An employee was performing janitorial activities and unclogging a toilet and drain line that had shop rags and paper towels in it. After snaking the line to remove the obstruction, he was using a drain cleaning product and after about 20 minutes he became dizzy and lost consciousness as he was walking out of the room. He fell to the floor and sustained two fractured cervical vertebrae and bruising to the spine. The employee was hospitalized.
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.