Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, TEXAS, INC, 1 LONE STAR PASS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78264
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a cordless impact driver when the bit slipped off a screw head and landed on his left hand, puncturing the palm and requiring hospitalization.
An employee was helping to grease bearings on a belt and pulley. As he pulled it toward himself, his right ring finger was pinched between the belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee as investigating a leak at roof level beside a parts rack at the final assembly area. As the employee was taking a picture of the leak, he stepped back into the drive path of a dolly train. The employee made contact with the third dolly in the train causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture a leg.
An employee was checking torque on automobiles when she fell off a work platform. She fell about 18 inches, breaking her left leg and left elbow. She was hospitalized, possibly needing surgery.
An employee was offloading a metal container (auto part dolly) onto a mobile cart when her left-hand ring finger got pinched between the two metal pieces. Her fingertip was amputated below the nail.
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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