Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Klein Tools, Inc., 1250 Heritage Parkway, MANSFIELD, TEXAS 76063
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to pull a motor out of a sump tank when both eye bolts on the hoisting rig snapped, dropping the motor on top of the employee's right hand. The employee received multiple lacerations and broken bones on the right hand, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedMotors other than vehicle
An employee was troubleshooting a coolant door fault on a machine when the right door actuated and crushed his right index finger, causing an amputation to the finger.
An employee was polishing a guide pin using a CNC lathe when his left glove got caught on the chuck or tool and three of his fingers were pulled in. The employee was hospitalized and underwent reattachment surgery for finger amputations.
An employee had been operating a grinder machine. As the employee tried to pick up a dropped part, the machine pulled in the employee's hand. The employee suffered a laceration under the ring and little fingers that required stitches, as well as a broken ulna and radius.
An employee was cycling the bending machine after an electrical repair. The injured employee was resting his hand on the machine and his right thumb tip was amputated when the machine cycled.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 332212)
An employee was dumping waste products in the dumpster. As the employee released the hatch to the dumpster, it snapped back and caught their left ring finger, resulting in amputation.
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.