MCKINNEY, TEXAS—
RDO Equipment Company
Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at RDO Equipment Company, 2902 North Central Expressway, MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75069 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on extracting an angle cylinder pin from an 850K bulldozer when a piece of metal separated from the pin and cut the employee's wrist.
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PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS—
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An employee was replacing the undercarriage on a dozer when a lifting hook became stuck between the track and the machine. The employee was freeing the hook by lifting the track using an overhead crane when the hook slipped off the track and struck them in the jaw. The employee sustained a fracture to their upper jaw.
BENBROOK, TEXAS—
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An employee was lifting the cab off a skid steer. As the cab was being lifted and tilted back, the cab door swung down and pinched the employee's right ring finger resulting in a partial amputation.
DENTON, TEXAS—
RDO Equipment Company
An employee was fixing a link on a track. The track pads shifted and pinched the employee's left pinky finger. The finger was later amputated.
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