Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kohler Company, 4601 Hwy 377 South, BROWNWOOD, TEXAS 76801
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was aligning a mold with his finger using a hydraulic jack trolley when the valve power brake was pressed which lowered the valve onto the employee's middle finger and amputated the fingertip below the nail.
While preparing a core mold for pouring, an employee used a crane and a lifting fixture to flip the mold. As the mold flipped, a 125-pound portion of the mold fell from the flask and landed on the employee's lower right leg, resulting in hospitalization for closed fractures to the tibia and fibula.
An employee was installing a safety emergency horn when he was shocked and fell from the second rung of a 4-foot fiberglass ladder. The employee sustained a fractured left arm.
On July 22, 2018, an employee tripped and fell to the ground while bringing up mushrooms for a price check. The employee suffered a fracture to the left hip, requiring hospitalization.
On 2/19/2016t, at 1:55 AM, an employee was working on a production line when she tripped on an airline, fell, and rolled her right foot/ankle. She was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured right tibia and fibula.
An employee was operating a spindle machine. The process required 14 bolts, but the employee noticed that there was only 13 bolts. When she tried to put in the 14th bolt, moving parts came down and caught her left-hand pinky finger, amputating the fingertip.
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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