Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quikrete, 1008 US-67, ALVARADO, TEXAS 76009
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to clean off a machine's sensor when the machine started to move. As he attempted to remove his hand, his right middle finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, tearing off his fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
At approximately 3:30 PM, on 4/30/2025, a Quikrete employee was exiting a tractor trailer when he slipped and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left femur.
An employee was operating a ride-on sweeper in the yard cleaning the concrete pad. He took a turn toward the radial stack conveyor and the sweeper struck a C-channel support beam on the side of the conveyor. The employee sustained lacerations to the face/neck, a compression fracture of the T-7 vertebra, and a punctured lung.
An employee was observing a yard horse after replenishing hydraulic fluid to the lift mechanism when overpressure in the fluid reservoir caused a hot fluid spill. The fluid contacted the employee, causing thermal skin burns to the face and abdomen.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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