Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Schulte Building Systems, Inc., 17600 BADTKE RD , HOCKLEY, TEXAS 77447
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a panel line machine. When he attempted to clean dirt off a panel of sheet metal, his fingers were caught in the rollers of the machine, crushing bones in his left middle and ring fingers. His middle and ring fingertips had to be surgically amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Schulte Building Systems, Inc.
A crane was moving metal beams from a conveyor. The crane did not activate the sensor on the conveyor, prompting an employee to pull on the metal beam. The employee's right ring finger was caught between the metal beam and the metal rod. The finger was amputated.
An employee was operating a magnetic drill to drill holes into flanges. After drilling and creating metal shavings, the employee utilized his left hand to wipe away the shavings. The employee's glove made contact with the drill, pulling his left hand into the drill and resulting in an amputation to the left ring fingertip.
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 332311)
An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
Two maintenance employees were dismantling a machine part (steel cylindrical rollers) on the ground. After unbolting a portion, part of the assembly fell approximately 6 inches onto one employee's left little finger. The employee was hospitalized and about 3/4" of their little finger above the top joint was surgically amputated.
An employee was moving and handling cardboard boxes when he sustained a laceration to his left ring finger from a box. The laceration became infected and required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was positioning a piece of metal trim for a test bend in a single-fold bend machine. Their right middle fingertip was pinched by a clamp on the machine, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was operating a double folding machine and positioning a piece of metal trim in the folding clamps for a test bend. The machine activated and the crank (lower control arm that bends the trim) came up and cut through the employee s glove, amputating their right middle fingertip.
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.
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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.