Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Correctional Institution, 4205 Highway 66 West, EL RENO, OKLAHOMA 73036
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing on top of a plywood sheet to reach for something when he slipped and fell. The plywood sheet then fell onto his fingers, fracturing and lacerating them. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated. The plywood was not secure at the time of the incident.
An employee was going through the inventory and sorting and removing empty containers. The employee was standing beside a stack of pallets that were on a pallet jack when a forklift drove into the stack. The stack tipped over, pinching the employee s right foot against a wall. The employee sustained an open fracture to the tibia/fibula, a crush injury to the right foot, lacerations to the medial ankle and calcaneal area, bruising, and swelling. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was cutting a 1-inch steel tube with a bandsaw. The blade caught the tubing, and the employee's left thumb was pulled in toward it. The thumb tip was amputated.
An employee had run a water hose through a doorway and was trying to keep the metal door open when high winds blew the door shut on his left hand, partially amputating his index and middle fingers.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was responding to a physical altercation between two inmates when they slipped and fell on the ground, landing on their left arm. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to their left forearm.
An employee was working on an out-of-service forklift when his hand was caught in the door frame as the stuck cab door was being opened. The employee sustained a middle fingertip amputation.
An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
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An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.
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