DALLAS, TEXAS—
Great Dane Trailers
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Great Dane Trailers, 4115 Port Boulevard, DALLAS, TEXAS 75241 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading a flat bed semi-trailer with a part that was almost as long as the trailer. As he was walking the part up the deck of the trailer, his right foot broke through the rotten wooden bed of the trailer and his right shin struck a metal cross beam, suffering a laceration that required hospitalization.
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An employee was hoisting an axle in the buggy department when one side of the sling came loose, causing the axle to tip. The sling hook raised up from the weight transfer, causing the employee's left little finger to be caught by the rigidness of the hook. The fingertip was amputated.
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An employee removed a semi-refrigeration unit from the semi-trailer to repair it. After repair, the employee was putting it back on the semi-trailer, but the bolts did not line up. As the employee tried to adjust the bolts, his left index finger was caught between the refrigeration unit and the semi-trailer resulting in amputation of his nail and a quarter inch of his finger.
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS—
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While an employee was making an adjustment on the rivet squeezers, the machine actuated and caused an amputation of the right thumb proximal to the nail bed.
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS—
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An employee was building the frame of a trailer. The trailer frame was lowered via hydraulics while the employee's finger was in a pinch point. The distal portion of his left fifth digit was amputated.
WAYNE, NEBRASKA—
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An employee was using a cart caddy to pull a semi-trailer into the paint booth. The employee was walking backwards and backed up against the bumper of the semi-trailer ahead of him in the paint booth. The cart caddy continued to move towards the employee and struck the employee in the lower leg fracturing the tibia and fibula.
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