Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Central Backhoe and Utilities, Sittre St. , CASTROVILLE, TEXAS 78056
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was in the trench putting a gasket on the previous pipe joint when an excavator started lifting the cut joint. The pipe swung like a pendulum as it was lifted and smashed the employee's left-hand fingers between the swinging pipe and the existing pipe. Two fingers were surgically amputated to the first knuckle.
An employee was climbing down from a tractor trailer bed when they lost their footing and grabbed onto the roll-up door to stop the fall. The roll-up door then fell onto the employee's hand, resulting in a hand fracture that required surgery.
An employee was attempting to remove a tarp from a flatbed trailer when the trailer handle struck the employee in the chest, resulting in two broken ribs and a punctured lung.
An employee was near a backhoe while the operator was getting a broom. The broom handle struck the lever that actuates the swing of the backhoe bucket. The bucket then struck the injured employee, pinning him to the outrigger. The employee suffered crush injuries to the chest.
The injured employee was being trained on loading trucks in the load out bay. The injured employee and his supervisor climbed the stairs that run parallel to the truck and trailer, walked to the upper platform used for observation and sample taking, and saw that the lid of the grain trailer was closed. The employees began working to open the lid which appeared to be stuck due to cold weather. The injured employee pulled on one of the pivot arms that connect the lid to the main body of the trailer. As the lid began to open, the employee s right hand slipped down on the pivot arm and his index finger was caught between the pivot arm and the base of the pivot arm. The employee s right index finger was fractured and three nerves were severed. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was descending into a trench using a ladder when he lost his footing and fell off, hitting a pipe in the trench. He broke his ribs and clavicle.
An employee was guiding two wooden utility poles supported by a winch when one pole struck a pole lying flat. This caused one of the two supported poles to shift, slip from the restraints, and fall striking the employee's right foot and fracturing a toe.
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.