Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Oldcastle Infrastructure, 1100 Heritage Parkway, MANSFIELD, TEXAS 76063
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a crane that was lifting a mold with a turnover system. Another employee was operating the turnover system. The first employee was holding the hook to align the mold while the hydraulic lock on the hook was cycled. When the lock was cycled, the employee's left middle finger was pinched and partially amputated.
An employee was closing a door from the batch plant office. A gust of wind blew the door shut, catching his left thumb in the doorframe and resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
An employee was transferring finished product (cured concrete) from a staging area. As he moved a piece of wood cribbing, his left hand was pinched between the concrete and the cribbing. He was hospitalized for a hand injury.
An employee was helping a crane operator reposition a manhole cover when the hook of the crane broke. The employee suffered a left middle fingertip amputation.
An employee was attempting to deposit concrete mix into a cement mixer when the dispensary gate came down onto his right-hand fingers, catching and amputating his middle fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
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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