Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., 951 W. 36th St, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74127
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a wire brush handheld grinder to smooth out concrete. The grinder hit the side of a stair and kicked back, hitting the employee's left leg and causing a 2" deep and 4" wide laceration on his thigh.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Hand grinders-powered
More severe injuries at CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
An employee was removing a spandrel beam from a scissor lift. The employee lost hold of the spandrel beam and it fell on their left hand amputating the ring fingertip.
An employee was helping to place a pin into a shoe bolt on a frame that was being raised and lowered by a forklift when material slipped and smashed the employee's left middle finger. The finger had to be surgically amputated.
An employee fell 18-20 feet through an uncovered hole in the roof while helping to install HVAC equipment. The employee was hospitalized for a facial fracture.
An employee was cleaning a spray gun. He had mineral spirits in the gun and was adjusting the spray tip when the gun shot the mineral spirits into the skin on one of his fingers. The finger was surgically removed and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was installing guttering at a commercial construction site when he fell approximately 28 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra and required surgery.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 236220)
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was installing insulation in a wall when she tripped on a hole (12" deep) and fell, hitting her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to her leg and wrist, and lacerations to her head. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.
An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.