Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alaska Fuel Distributors, Inc,, 11407 West CO RD 33, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79707
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was installing an outrigger on a frac unit. The employee climbed a ladder to install the top pivot pin while a loader was positioning the outrigger. The top pin would not fully slide into place because the bottom pin's eye was not aligned properly. The employee dismounted the ladder and pushed the lower part of the outrigger to align the pins and eyes with the mount. When the employee placed the lower pin into the eyes, the top pin fell through the eyes and struck the employee's right hand, smashing the index and middle fingers.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
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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