Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at POLY-AMERICA, L.P., 2000 WEST MARSHALL DRIVE, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75051
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing clogged material on an auger when his finger was caught between the auger and the auger housing, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.
An employee was walking past a control panel when a bolt broke and 144-degree water sprayed them, resulting in burns to their chest, torso, and right arm and hand.
An employee was performing maintenance on a turret. They removed a panel to view the turret's bearings, and their left hand was pulled into the rotating turret, resulting in a fracture.
An employee was monitoring and operating a converting machine. As the employee was removing a roll of plastic trash bags that was stuck on a shaft, the machine's push-off device/plate lacerated the top of the employee's right hand.
An employee was coming back from their break and crossing a path when they were struck by a forklift, resulting in a right leg injury that required hospitalization.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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