Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Winco Masonry, 2305 E. Main St., LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS 77573
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee operating a 20 inch masonry saw to cut cinder block amputated his left thumb when the saw kicked back.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238140)
An employee was changing the spacing on a telehandler's forks. A fork slipped, and the employee's left index finger was caught between it and the mast. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
A maintenance employee was 6 feet up an 8-foot ladder to hand someone a bucket when he lost his balance and fell backward to the tile floor. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the back of his head that required staples, a concussion, and three fractured neck vertebrae.
An employee was sitting on the tailgate of a moving pickup truck while holding the handles of a wheelbarrow. The employee fell off the tailgate and struck his head on the asphalt. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured skull and a brain bleed.
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.