Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advanced Lightning Technology, 122 Leesley Lane, ARGYLE, TEXAS 76226
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a lathe when the employee's left hand was caught in the lathe, resulting in an amputation of the middle and ring fingers.
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 335122)
An employee was carrying a sheet of plywood up a step ladder when they lost their balance and fell approximately 3.5 feet from the ladder to the floor below. The employee sustained a fractured jaw.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder hanging a wall poster. As they were climbing down, the employee missed a step and fell approximately 3 feet onto concrete, resulting in a hip fracture.
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.