Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quality Labor Management LLC, 6000 W Osceola Parkway, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34746
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee had setup a table saw to cut a small piece of wood. While cutting the wood, the blade of the saw caught the employee's left index finger and partially amputated it at the first knuckle.
An employee was closing a rail car door in between a powered industrial truck (PIT) and a rail car. The PIT driver reached back to hand the employee a zip tie to secure the door when his foot slipped off the brake, which caused the PIT to roll over the employee's left leg. The employee sustained a broken leg.
A temporary employee was removing a gutter guard from the third floor of a business. The employee's self-retracting lifeline yanked them back, causing an impact that broke their right leg.
An employee was about 4 feet up an 8-foot step ladder, installing window blinds. He lost balance while descending the ladder and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left foot.
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 fell from an A-frame ladder to the floor about 5 to 6 feet below. He suffered fractures to his left hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
A temporary employee was operating an electric pallet jack at a loading dock. While maneuvering the pallet jack into a trailer, the equipment loaded onto the pallet jack began shifting to the left. The employee's left foot was caught between a yellow guardrail and the side platform of the pallet jack, and his left ankle was crushed and fractured.
A temporary employee was cleaning a room and compressing the contents of a garbage bin using her right foot. As she pulled her leg out of the bin, she lost balance and fell to the ground, landing on her left hip. The employee sustained a fracture to her left hip and was hospitalized.
A temporary employee was filling a sweeper with gas at a construction site. He was shocked by the jumper cables, which caused him to move his right hand into the sweeper's rotating fan blades. His middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.