Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Core & Main LP, 6959 State Highway 276, ROYSE CITY, TEXAS 75189
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to bring material to a shrink wrap table. He got off the forklift and was taking the load off the skid when he bumped a spool piece, which then fell on his right foot, resulting in an amputation to the right big toe.
An employee was unstrapping a load of pipe on a trailer for delivery at a customer's jobsite. A pipe rolled and struck his head, causing a head injury.
An employee was transferring 8-inch pipe joint restraints from one pallet to another. The restraints were dropped, causing the amputation of the employee's left ring fingertip.
An employee was unloading 30-foot 2-inch barrels from a pan holding about 20 barrels. The barrels tipped over, striking and breaking both of the employee's lower legs.
An employee was in a sandblasting area, preparing the surface of a plate heat exchanger frame for painting. The frame fell on the employee, who suffered fractures to vertebrae, the neck, pelvis, and rib cage; and punctured lungs.
Two employees were working on a forklift with its mast in the air when a chain came loose and the carriage fell down on them. The injured employee was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle, a laceration on the left side of their forehead, and a fractured L1 vertebra.
An employee was using a pipe grooving machine to groove an 8-inch pipe. His gloved index finger on his left hand was caught between the groover and the pipe, crushing the top part of his finger. The employee's left index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was being trained on operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) with a side-saddle stance. The employee was instructed to move the PIT s joystick back and forward to get a feel for it. The PIT went backward through a dock door that was approximately 3 feet off the ground. The PIT ended up on the employee. The employee was hospitalized with an amputation below the left knee, third-degree burns to lower extremities, and multiple fractures to the lower extremities.
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.