Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Riviana Foods Inc., 505 Port Rd., FREEPORT, TEXAS 77541
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was exiting through a door. His hands were between the door jam and the door when the wind blew the door shut on the employee's right thumb, partially amputating the upper tip.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Doors, except garage and vehicle
An employee was bending a metal sheet on a flip forming and bending machine when his gloved hand was pulled in between the rollers, crushing his middle and index fingertips.
An employee was repairing a palletizer and removed some bolts from the palletizer. A piece of metal then slipped and pinned his right ring finger, resulting in a finger amputation.
An employee was working at a polisher machine when the conveyor jammed. He reached inside the machine with his left hand and the middle finger was amputated up to the knuckle. The machine was not guarded at the time.
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311999)
An employee was reaching for a piece of angle iron when it fell onto his hand, which was on a table to support him as he reached for the overhead rack. He suffered a broken finger and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was working to open the liftgate on the back of a delivery truck. His left middle finger was pinched between the gate and its frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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.