Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at G-Con Manufacturing, 6161 Imperial Loop, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77845
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a press brake. The press brake came down on the employee's left hand, crushing three fingers.
An employee was performing a take-off above a ceiling measuring duct. The ceiling was 2 x 10 plywood decking with plywood below. He walked off the plywood and slipped and fell through the sheetrock ceiling, striking and lacerating his head on a pile of material.
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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