Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TCS Mechanical LLC, 12100 Samsung Blvd, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78754
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a manual pipe dolly to move a pipe fabrication into a building for installation. He was guiding the pipe along the path when his right thumb was pinched between the pipe fabrication and an existing support, resulting in a partial transphalangeal amputation of the right thumb.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedCart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
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An employee was pushing flat shopping carts back into the cart tunnel. When unjamming the carts, part of the cart struck the employee's left shin, resulting in a laceration and bleeding. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was pulling a cart backward in a storage area when his right little finger was pinched between the cart frame and an electrical box mounted to the side of a support column. The employee's right little finger was partially amputated.
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