Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Best Block, 2202 Chalk Hill Road, DALLAS, TEXAS 75212
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee had been pulling brick from a conveyor. The employee's finger was caught in the conveyor plates and was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to deliver rebar to a jobsite. The rebar could not fit through the delivery gate and was raised in order to clear the gate. The rebar then caused the forklift to tip forward, causing the employee to strike his head on the roll cage. The employee sustained a neck fracture.
An employee was climbing a ladder to apply a belt dressing on a moving head pulley. Their arm became caught in the pulley, resulting in a laceration that required stitches.
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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