Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ALPHA TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION, 5180 UNDERWOOD, PASADENA, TEXAS 77507
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was rinsing out an ISO container that last contained chloroaniline using a 3,000 psi pressure washer. After exiting the container, he became lightheaded and required hospitalization for chemical exposure to chloroaniline.
An employee was cleaning a mobile field storage tank with a pressure washer hose when it shot him in the left hand with 5,000-psi water pressure, lacerating his middle finger and causing tendon damage.
An employee was in a wash bay using an alkaline chemical cleaner to clean truck beds. The employee began experiencing lip numbness and facial and eye redness. The employee also experienced breathing difficulties, resulting in hospitalization.
On February 15, 2023, at approximately 5:15 p.m., an employee laid her head down on a desk and then noticed that her face and tongue were swollen. She later had trouble breathing while driving home. The employee was hospitalized for a potential allergic reaction.
An employee was performing maintenance on a hopper. The employee's hand was caught in a cylinder pivot point area when the pneumatic cylinder released trapped air. The cylinder crushed the employee's left little finger, causing the partial amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was opening a door to a semi trailer at the facility and his hand was caught between the door and another parked semi. The employee's left index finger was fractured and thumb muscles were injured. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was removing residual meat particles from the sprocket of the crossover conveyor belt in the packing area. While doing so, the conveyor started and his fingers were caught between the metal framework and the belt, resulting in amputations to the middle and ring fingers on the left hand as well as skin damage to the right hand.
An employee was unloading vehicles. While unloading a van, the brakes failed and the vehicle rolled off the car hauler and ran over the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a lower left leg fracture.
An employee was servicing the compactor. They were reconnecting the turnbuckle on a receiver box when the turnbuckle slipped and fell, crushing the employee's left middle fingertip. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
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.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
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.