Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ply Gem Windows, 2870 N. Harvey Mitchell Pkwy., BRYAN, TEXAS 77801
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was changing the die on an extrusion press machine when the machine actuated amputated the employee's right index finger to the first knuckle. The die was energized at the time of the incident.
On August 20, 2025, an employee was adjusting the pneumatic saw stop on a saw in order to cut a piece of aluminum lineal to length. When she flipped the switch to secure the saw stop, her right middle fingertip was caught between the saw stop and the run-off backstop. The employee sustained a fractured fingertip and required surgery.
An employee was cleaning a mill machine when its rotating cutter stack cut his right thumbnail and his right index and middle fingers. The machine was not locked or tagged out at the time.
An employee was using a saw to cut the window meeting rail when the saw guard activated and came down on the employee's right thumb, trapping it between the guard and the work table. A coworker came over and tried to help him unpin his thumb. When his coworker grabbed the saw, the sawblade activated and amputated the tip of the employee's trapped right thumb.
An employee was repairing the head stretcher on P2. The employee had electrical LOTO and one air hose removed. While connecting the second air hose, the shaft moved and amputated his left pinky finger down to the knuckle closest to the hand.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 331316)
At 7:01 p.m. on June 16, 2025, two employees were pushing a saw horse with a bundle of aluminum on it when it flipped over onto the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg and required surgery.
An employee was performing maintenance on a press puller and aligning the puller when it fell. The puller electrical panel struck their left upper back, resulting in fractures to their T12 and L1 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
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.