Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Big Tex Trailer World, 17203 FM 2920, TOMBALL, TEXAS 77377
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was installing springs on a pickup truck. He was using a wrench and another part to compress the spring on the rear of the truck. The part slipped, causing the spring to snap back and pinch his hand between the spring and the frame of the truck. He was hospitalized with a fractured right hand.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedVehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
An employee was assembling a trailer at ground level. He tripped and fell backwards, hitting another trailer behind him. He suffered a displaced fracture of the ribs on his right side and was hospitalized.
On September 26, 2017, an employee was moving a tow dolly by hand. He was positioned downhill of the dolly when it began to roll down the slight grade. When he attempted to stop the dolly, it swung toward him. He stepped onto the dolly as it collided with a larger trailer and fell backward, injuring his back and shoulder and requiring hospitalization.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
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