Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CLW Inc, 14055 North Cox Rd, SPLENDORA, TEXAS 77372
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using an electric grinder when it cut the employee's left forearm.
An employee was on the table of a machine. She went to jump down from the table and fractured her lower leg on the ground. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was attempting to pull a switch in the back of a forklift to release the brake. His hand contacted the radiator fan blade and half of his right pinky finger was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee changing out a belt on a trimmer was struck by the machine's door when it disengaged from the position in which it was propped, causing injury to the employee's left hand requiring surgery.
An employee was using a trimmer to cut sections of wood when his hand entered the blade area. At the same time, the blade activated and amputated three fingers on the employee's right hand.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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