Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tindall Corporation, 11450 Saracennia Road, MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI 39562
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee had been tying rebar under a covered shed and reported having cramps at 10 AM. He was taken to the air-conditioned office and given fluids, but the cramps continued. He was then hospitalized.
An employee was on a portable ladder putting granite in a silo when the bag of granite fell off the forklift and landed on a scissor lift. The bag then rolled off the scissor lift, hitting the portable ladder and knocking the employee off the ladder. The bag landed on top of the employee and they sustained fractures to the ribs and spine.
An employee was operating a drill press, drilling a hole in a piece of plywood, when his gloved right ring finger was caught in the rotating drill bit, causing an amputation.
An employee was laying out wire mesh for a precast concrete form when he slipped on a piece of corrugated duct that was being placed in the product. He fell to the ground, dislocating his right hip and breaking his right femur. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
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An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was patching precast concrete. He fell from a concrete wall support to the ground due to wind. He was hospitalized with fractures to his left ankle and right knee.
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the wood got jammed. While clearing the jam, the wood moved forward and his left index and middle fingertips were amputated.
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.
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