Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hoffman Cabinets, Inc., 204 Sentry Dr., MANSFIELD, TEXAS 76063
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was feeding wood into a jointer when the employee's left hand slipped into the blade, resulting in a pinky finger amputation.
On 9/09/2023, at 12:20 AM, an employee was operating a machine that routes pieces of wood. She inserted a piece of wood and her right index finger became caught between the wood and the hold-down of the machine. The employee sustained an open fracture to the distal phalanx and amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was rolling a bundle of plywood onto a router when the bundle moved backward and his right hand was caught between the bundle and a roller on the router, resulting in an amputation of the middle fingertip without bone loss.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee fell to an office floor, landing on her right side and suffering a broken hip, a broken right arm, and a concussion. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was clearing a small piece of wood that had jammed in the back of a machine. A cutting blade in the machine lacerated the employee's right forearm. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift to travel from the warehouse to the breakroom area. The forklift struck the breakroom wall, causing a fracture/crush injury to his left foot.
An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a table saw. The wood bound in the saw, which then pulled the employee's right hand into the blade. His middle finger was cut and fractured.
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.