Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at STANDARD CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC, 1848 HOLLYWOOD ROAD NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was resting and stood up when he heard the truck coming. The employee turned and his left hand was caught in the unguarded sprocket and chain of the concrete truck resulting in the amputation of three fingertips.
An employee was adjusting and stabilizing an oil tank that was being set into a containment bin by a telehandler when the employee's arm was caught between the tank and the containment wall. The employee sustained a left forearm fracture.
An employee was lubricating a concrete mixer when they were struck by an energized paddle. The employee sustained lacerations and a fracture to the forearm.
An employee was monitoring the unrolling of cable when the cable became tangled, causing the spool of cable to topple over onto the employee. The employee sustained injury to their right leg.
An employee was adjusting wooden dunnage under concrete piling when the pile unexpectedly shifted due to a wind draft. The employee was then caught between a metal form and the concrete pile, fracturing his pelvis.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 327390)
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 helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.