Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ternium USA, INC., 2500 Ron Bean Blvd., SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71115
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving a loaded roll cart from the room to the staging area. He was pulling the cart by the handle using an underhand grip and struck a support beam crushing his right thumb between the beam and handle.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedCart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
An employee was clearing a steel plate trapped under a palletized coil on a conveyor. The coil was reversed while the employee's hand was on the steel plate. The employee's fingers were caught in the resulting pinch point, causing amputations to the index and middle fingertips.
An employee was threading banding over the top of a coil and passing it between the coil and coil car when the turnstile moved. The employee's hand was then caught between the coil car and coil, smashing the hand and wrist and fracturing a finger.
An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning bander machine and was standing on the equipment frame when he lost his footing or grip and fell down between the equipment and frame. He hit the frame while falling, breaking his nose, ribs, and skull.
An employee was taking a trash cart to a dumpster when one of their fingers was pinched between the trash cart and the dumpster, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was pushing flat shopping carts back into the cart tunnel. When unjamming the carts, part of the cart struck the employee's left shin, resulting in a laceration and bleeding. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was pulling a cart backward in a storage area when his right little finger was pinched between the cart frame and an electrical box mounted to the side of a support column. The employee's right little finger was partially amputated.
An employee was helping to push a welding trailer out of the path of a truck. The trailer then rolled over a half-inch elevation change that rocked the trailer toward an electrical box. The employee's finger was pinched between the welding trailer and electrical box, resulting in a finger amputation approximately 1/2-inch from the end.
An employee was unloading packages from a trailer onto a cart. While moving the cart, it struck the employee's heel causing a tear to their Achilles muscle. The employee required surgery.
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