Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chapman Construction, Yucca Avenue Right of Way, MC KINNEY, TEXAS 75071
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading poles and was pinned to the ground when a pole rolled off of the fork truck, suffering a right leg injury.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedUtility and telephone poles
An employee was unloading steel poles from a trailer. The employee was on the trailer during the rigging, trying to locate the center gravity of the poles. Once he located the center gravity, he went to the other side of the trailer to get off. He lost his balance, slipped, and grabbed one of the rebar supports on the trailer. At that time, the operator began lifting the pole upward. As the pole was lifted, it swung toward the injured employee and caught his right hand between the rebar support and the steel pole. His right middle fingertip was amputated and his right index finger was lacerated.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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