Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Flintco, LLC, 222 West Avenue, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Three workers were setting a cast iron tree grate in place. Two lifted the grate while a third placed wooden block underneath to prop it up. When the grate lowered, a worker's finger was caught between the grate and the block, resulting in the amputation of the right little finger from the fingertip to the second knuckle.
An employee was holding a 4-inch concrete hose in position to start placing concrete. The hose was connected to the pump truck. The pump operator started the pump to prime the last two sections of hose and on the third stroke, the pump cleared a clump of aggregate within the hose. This caused a significant kick that whipped the end of the hose and struck the employee on the right leg. The employee's lower right leg was fractured.
The injured employee was standing at the base of a ladder assisting another employee install a TV on a wall. The TV was dropped, striking the employee. They sustained a head injury.
An employee and a colleague were moving two pieces of rebar when a tie was cut. The employee holding the rebar dropped it while it was above the injured employee's hands, resulting in partial amputation to their left middle finger.
An employee was bracing an extension ladder while his coworker installed a 10-foot, 40-45-pound pipe. The pipe fell onto the injured employee's head and he sustained a hematoma, C3 and C4 vertebral fractures and a forehead laceration.
An employee was helping to lift a press roll in to fix an issue that was occurring. A co-worker lost their grip and the press roll fell onto the injured employee's left index finger, resulting in a crush injury and amputation.
Three employees were removing equipment from an old fermentation room at a bakery. They were using two bakery dollies to remove metal plates from the floor of the room. One of them was holding one of the metal dollies with his right hand on the side of the dolly, as a plate was being centered on the two dollies. The plate slipped and struck his right thumb, which was amputated near the last joint.
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An employee was installing insulation in a wall when she tripped on a hole (12" deep) and fell, hitting her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to her leg and wrist, and lacerations to her head. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
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.