Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fiesta Mart, LLC, 12485 Westheimer Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77077
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting open a case of ketchup with a box-cutting knife when the knife cut his left wrist.
An employee was gathering shopping carts in a parking lot. He lost his footing and fell forward, knocking a shopping cart over and landing on it and the asphalt. He suffered a broken left hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was cutting pork ribs on a band saw. A section of the pork ribs became stuck on the band saw, resulting in amputation of their left index finger.
An employee was cleaning the floor in the meat department. He slipped on a drain grate that had been removed for cleaning, landed on the floor, and suffered an injury to the left hip and leg.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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