MIAMI, FLORIDA—
CARMAX AUTO SUPERSTORES, INC.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CARMAX AUTO SUPERSTORES, INC., 1300 NW 98 Ct., MIAMI, FLORIDA 33172 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking down a wet metal ramp while loading a car onto a car carrier when the employee slipped and fell, hitting the concrete and breaking the left leg.
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KATY, TEXAS—
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An employee was unloading and loading cars from a hydraulic trailer on a car-hauling truck. As he moved a ramp down, his left index finger got caught between the ramp and a rail, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
COLUMBUS, OHIO—
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A deck on a car hauler trailer was being raised. An employee's left little finger was caught in a hole, part of the locking mechanism to hold the deck in place. The fingertip was amputated.
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An employee had been cleaning a car and was found on the ground bleeding from a cut on the head. The employee was hospitalized.
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA—
CarMax Auto Superstores Inc
An employee was unloading vehicles from a car carrier. As he was releasing one of the chains that held a car down, the car rolled backward and the chain caught his glove. His left hand was pinned between the chain and the aluminum deck, and the index finger was injured. He was hospitalized and the finger was medically amputated above the knuckle.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Carmax Auto Superstores, Inc.
An employee was removing a window tint film using a long handle razor blade. As he was entering the car, he stumbled and the handle of the razor blade caught against the seat with the razor facing him. His right knee struck the razor blade, cutting his leg above the knee.
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