Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lineage Logistics, LLC, 4000 W Military Hwy, MCALLEN, TEXAS 78503
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a jam in a box printing machine when his glove and right hand were caught by the machine rollers, pinching/crushing his middle and index fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Printing machinery and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stacking cases of product, each weighing approximately 10 - 20 pounds, onto a pallet inside a railcar. A pallet that was stored on an upper level dislodged and fell, striking the employee from behind. The employee sustained a dislocated left hip.
A turret forklift operator was reaching for a two-way radio when his finger contacted an energized (85V DC) wire on the forklift. The employee sustained an electrical shock and burn on his finger and was hospitalized.
On November 22, 2024, an employee was pulling a pallet of product from a second-level location using a high-reach lift. The pallet struck the pallet above it, causing the pallet on the third level to fall. The employee was struck by the falling pallet of 30-pound cardboard boxes filled with poultry products and he sustained fractures to his right tibia and fibula that required surgery.
Two employees were performing preventative maintenance on a machine. The injured employee noticed excess grease on the drive system and wiped it off with a rag while the machine was turned on and running at a slow speed. The rag was caught and the employee's hand was pulled into the drive system resulting in a partial amputation of his right index finger.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 493120)
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack. While he was pushing a pallet back, the pallet jack moved and the handle crushed his finger against racking.
An employee was offloading tools from a van and walking them over to the curb. He lost his footing and fell while carrying a jackhammer. The jackhammer fell and caught the employee's right little finger against the curb. The employee's finger was amputated.
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.