Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Labor Finders of Tennessee, Inc., 1437 Welti Rd, CULLMAN, ALABAMA 35055
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A temporary employee was running a jackhammer to break up concrete around metal beams when the jackhammer jumped up then came down. The employee's left hand was then caught between the jackhammer and a metal beam, amputating the middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle.
A temporary employee was flagging traffic when they were nearly struck by a truck. The employee told the driver to be careful, and the driver got out of the truck and beat the employee with his fist. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their mouth and jaw, lost teeth, a concussion, and injuries to the tissue on their face and head.
An employee was hooking up a water trailer to a truck. The trailer moved and the employee's left ring finger was caught between the trailer coupler and the hitch ball. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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