Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Florida Concrete Services, 2386 Lithonia Industrial Blvd., LITHONIA, GEORGIA 30058
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee's hand slipped while cutting 2x4s with a table saw. The sleeve of the employee's jacket was caught by the blade and their hand was pulled into the blade resulting in amputation of two fingers.
An employee was cleaning at a job site. After moving plywood that was covering a hole, the employee fell through the floor, resulting in an injury to the right wrist and side.
An employee was carrying a metal pole to install filler between tables. He was walking by a table truss when he bumped the truss, which was being supported by a cross brace. The truss then fell over and landed on the employee's lower back and leg, pinning him down. He suffered a dislocated left hip and broken left femur.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
Employees were working to apply sealant to a customer's leaking foundation. The injured employee was digging out dirt and passing it to another worker. The hole that was being dug collapsed and the injured employee became trapped in dirt/mud from the waist down. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
An employee was standing on a concrete wall, stripping concrete forms using a pry bar. The employee fell from the wall to the ground 9 feet below, suffering a fractured back and arm.
An employee was welding a beam when they fell 12 feet from a scissor lift to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their face, thumb, and both wrists.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.