Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dickson Upholstery, LLC, 7171 Grand Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77054
on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was filling cushions with blown polyester fiber. The employee's right hand was amputated in the machine's fiber opening drum.
HospitalizedAmputationHand(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, n.e.c.
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.
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An employee was using a tilted spindle shaper when it caught the wood and pushed it forward, causing his right hand to contact the blade. His index and middle fingers were amputated.
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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.