TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
AAON, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AAON, INC., 2425 S. YUKON, AVE., TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74107 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a sheet metal bender when a part became lodged in the machine. When the employee attempted to remove the part, the trolley that moved it through the machine hit the employee in the leg, breaking the left tibia.
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TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
AAON INC.
An employee had staged a forklift and was preparing to release a latch from the attached bin. The latch did not allow the bin to tilt forward. The employee manually pushed the bin while holding the latch open. When the bin bounced back, the employee's left middle finger was crushed, resulting in partial amputation via surgery.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS—
AAON, Inc.
An employee was moving sheet metal onto a pallet and sustained a hernia.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
AAON INC.
An employee was depositing a piece of sheet of metal into the container of a forklift when the employee was struck by a second forklift. The back tire ran over the employee's left foot and broke it. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA—
AAON INC.
The injured employee walked out from behind a set of shelves and was struck by a pallet being moved by a forklift. The pallet struck the employee s ankles, causing her to trip and hit her head on either the forklift mast or the pallet. The employee sustained lacerations across the back of her head.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS—
AAON, Inc.
An employee was operating a forklift and dumping scrap metal into a recycling bin. He was picking up metal scraps when a metal pallet slid off the forks of the forklift and caught his right little finger against the scrap bin. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
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