Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A Rosenberg Ventures II, Inc., 1809 W. CR 114, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79706
on — Amputations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On March 11, 2017, an employee was operating a forklift moving a bundle of square tubing off the rack in the yard. The employee walked underneath the load on the forklift when the operator told him to move because there was a piece of metal sticking out. The employee attempted to move when the piece of metal fell to the ground, bounced up at an angle, and struck the employee on the back of his left leg, breaking it. His leg had to be surgically amputated.
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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