Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gorrondona Engineering Services, Inc., 111 Unknown, MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS 77580
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was positioning a Shelby tube during soil extraction when the extruder started and the employee's hand was caught in the machine causing a crushing injury to the index, middle and ring fingers. One finger was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Gorrondona Engineering Services, Inc.
An employee was extracting a sample out of a Shelby tube using a hydraulic cylinder system. The Shelby tube got stuck on the hydraulic cylinder due to thick clay buildup. While pulling the Shelby tube apart from the hydraulic cylinder, the valve for the hydraulic system failed and the hydraulic cylinder engaged amputating his right index finger at the first joint.
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 541330)
An employee was working to free a load by grabbing and shaking the live side of a tugger line. Once the load became free and progressed upward, the employee's hand was caught and pulled into a snatch block. The employee's right thumb was broken and lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and required a surgical amputation.
An employee was operating a drill rig when when their hand got caught between a 1/4-inch steel cable and a drill rod, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.
An employee was overseeing the operation of a rope being respooled onto the drum of a wire winding machine. He went to remove a piece of wooden reel from the rope. His glove got snagged and his right hand was pulled into the roller, pinching his fingers between the machine's roller and the rope. The middle and index fingers were crushed.
An employee was visiting a patient's home to fit them with a wearable cardiac defibrillator. As he was walking from the front door to his car, a large dog broke free from a chain and attacked him. He was bitten on the forearm and fell. The patient was then able to restrain the dog. The employee was hospitalized with severe dog bites and required surgery.
An employee tripped over a junior I-beam about 4 feet long and 6 inches tall that was installed for circulating water valves and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken right-side rib.
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.