Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Trimac Transportation, Inc., 255 Regal Row, DALLAS, TEXAS 75247
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading gypsum from a trailer when he heard an air leak and tried to locate it with his gloved hand. His glove was then caught in a rotating PTO shaft and his left hand was pulled into the shaft, breaking multiple fingers and requiring hospitalization.
An employee was helping to unload the customer's sulfuric acid. The customer started to unload the product before the hose was connected to the tank. The employee sustained second-degree burns to her forehead and cheeks from the sulfuric acid.
An employee was testing a hydraulic valve on a truck. While he was trying to remove a piece of plastic from the valve, the valve closed on his left middle finger, causing an amputation.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
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