Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rent-A-Center, 229 Frontage Rd., PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI 39466
on — Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee delivering furniture suffered nerve damage to the right hand when it was caught between a sofa and the tailgate of the delivery truck.
An employee was moving a TV from the back of a box truck to the liftgate for delivery. As the liftgate was activated, the employee lost his balance and fell from the liftgate, resulting in a left tibia and fibula.
On September 30, 2022, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an employee was picking up a payment at a customer's residence when a dog attacked them, resulting in an amputation to their left little finger.
An employee was raising a lift gate on the back of a box truck. Her right wrist was caught between the control box and the gate's side rail, suffering an open fracture.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 532210)
An employee was guiding a pickup truck to a portable generator. The employee was pinned between the generator and the trailer hitch, which caused a puncture wound and soft tissue damage to the employee's upper right leg.
An employee was trying to collect an appliance/electronics rental payment. The renter's partner and the employee fought, and the partner struck the employee.
An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.