Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Epic Lift Systems, LLC, 14485 Hwy 377 S., FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76126
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was sanding product on a lathe with both hands when the employee's glove became caught, pulling both arms into the lathe machine. The employee suffered broken left and right arms.
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 423720)
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.
Equipment was being brought back online after a break-in and vandalism. An arc flash occurred when an employee cycled a 480-volt circuit breaker. The employee suffered burns to the face and hands.
An employee was lifting the liftgate on the rear of his delivery truck after making a delivery when his right hand was caught in the liftgate. The employee sustained four fractured fingers.
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.