Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wilkinson Gary Iron & Metal, Inc., 917 S Hwy 281, ALICE, TEXAS 78332
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee's right foot was caught between the ground and the outriggers on a magnet crane. The employee's toes were fractured.
HospitalizedToes(s), toenail(s)Cranes-other mobile cranes
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An employee was operating a riding mower. The employee's left hand became stuck between the mower's front left support bar and its reel. The employee suffered tendon damage to the middle three fingers.
An employee was guiding a motor into a container while a forklift was lowering it. The employee made contact with the motor, which amputated the top of his left thumb.
An employee was moving 4-inch square tubing from a pallet to a four-post rack when his right ring finger was caught between the end of a tube and the rack. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
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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.
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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.