Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Austal USA, LLC, 100 Addsco Drive, MOBILE, ALABAMA 36602
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a small plate roller when the employee's left hand became caught between the top of the plate and the bottom of the top roller, crushing the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
On 2/18/2025, at around 11:15 AM, an employee was rigging up a G/T fan. He went to step over a hatch, tripped on the hatch handle, and fell, striking his side on a piece of scaffold bar that was at floor level. The employee sustained three broken ribs and a punctured lung.
An employee was using a plasma cutter that was set up on a self-propelled track system to bevel the edge of a four-sided plate. The employee's right thigh was impaled by a piece of slag metal and he suffered burns to his right leg.
An employee was riding in a basket being lifted by a crane to a ship deck. His left index finger was caught between a ledge on a wall and the basket rail, resulting in a fingertip amputation just above the nail bed.
An employee was tacking a below-the-hook lifting device to a crane pedestal on a large circular foundation. While using a bottle jack to press down on the pedestal, the tacks broke causing the saddle to fall and strike the employee's fingers. The employee's left index finger was amputated.
An employee was stepping down from a scaffold in a module manufacturing facility. The employee slipped on a pipe running through the module and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor of the module, landing on his right side. The employee was hospitalized with bulging discs in the neck.
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.
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