Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gary Job Corps, 2800 Airport Hwy 21, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 78666
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A student was using a lathe to polish aluminum with sandpaper. The bandage on his right hand got caught in the lathe resulting in amputation of the right index finger at the distal phalanx.
An employee was leaving a top bunk. As he swung his legs over the edge of the bunk, the fitted sheet caught his leg and he fell, striking his right knee on the tile floor. He suffered a spiral fracture of the distal femur.
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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An employee was checking for air flow from an automobile's engine fan. The fan caught his left hand and lacerated his index, middle, ring, and little fingers, with a partial amputation of the little finger.
An employee was installing a temporary electrical line from one building to another. The employee was pulling a cable on a ladder to tie it into a panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered hand and face burns.
An employee was conducting accountability checks and noticed a student was still awake. When the employee reminded the student of the lights-out policy, the student punched the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion, facial fractures, orbital fractures, and dental fractures.
On March 23, 2023, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee in training was removing a pin from the thumb of an excavator when his right middle finger was caught by a moving metal object, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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.
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