Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TimberBlindMetroShade, 1400 Lavon Drive, MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75069
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was clearing scrap on the guard of a radial arm saw. The saw blade caught his left hand and amputated his left little finger above the first knuckle.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Arm saws, radial arm saws
An employee was cutting a window blind when the saw jammed. As the employee tried to unjam the saw, the blade lacerated her right index finger and amputated her thumb.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
A temporary employee was helping to fix a machine while it was still activated. Another employee accidentally stepped on a pedal, which triggered a chain that lacerated three of the temporary employee's fingers. The employee's left middle finger was partially amputated from the base of fingernail.
An employee was walking when a forklift carrying a 31-foot long, 7,000-pound steel support column ran them over and crushed their leg. The employee suffered blunt force trauma and amputation of his right leg from the knee down.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.