Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RCB Ventures, Hwy 56/Hwy 200, GLEN ROSE, TEXAS 76043
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was harvesting grass when his hand was caught between a conveyor and roller. He broke a finger and was hospitalized.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 111998)
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor when the tire was punctured and the tractor rolled over onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured back and bruising to their heart and lungs.
An employee was repairing an attic ladder on the second floor. The ladder opened, and employee fell through to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized with skull fractures, spinal fractures, and a spleen injury.
An employee was servicing a portable conveyor at a site and spun the pulley. The employee's fingertip was caught between the belt and the pulley, 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.