Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FCA LLC, 2348 FM 464, SEGUIN, TEXAS 78155
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee's hand touched the paddle blades on a blower motor, amputating the nail and distal phalanx of the right, index, middle, and ring fingers.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
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A temporary employee was setting up material to be cut on a panel beam saw when the clamping mechanism came down on his right hand, causing the blade to cut his fingers. The employee sustained amputations to his right index finger, middle finger, and ring fingertip.
An employee was removing 2-by-6 boards from the outfeed side of a table saw that was equipped with a dado blade. His hand was caught in the saw resulting in partial amputation of his left middle finger.
On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
An employee was cutting wood with a miter saw when their clothing was pulled into the blade, resulting in a bicep laceration. The employee was hospitalized. The blade cover was not in place at the time of the incident.
Two employees were working to change a tire on a mobile slasher saw. The slasher weighs around 2,000 pounds and is towed. Employee 2 was lifting the saw while the injured employee was placing a block of wood under the frame for support. The slasher then lowered onto the block and the injured employee's left thumb was crushed between the slasher frame and the wood block, leading to an amputation at the first knuckle.
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An employee was operating a pallet dismantling saw. A board became stuck, and the employee tried to pull the pallet. When the board broke, the employee's right hand made contact with the blade, resulting in the amputation of the right middle finger above the second knuckle.
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.