Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Finlays Americas, 2712 Hardwood Rd., GONZALES, TEXAS 78629
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was helping to lift a pallet of glass bottles that were stacked on top of each other in approximately 11 layers. The employee assisted with splitting the layers in half when the pressure on the pallets caused one of the bottles to break. The employee suffered a laceration on his right ring finger that resulted in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was loading a dish washing machine. A plate bumped against the machine and broke, lacerating the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Two Rycon employees were installing glass marker boards in a nearly completed space. Each employee had a suction cup on the face of the board and a hand on the bottom of the board. Upon hanging the third board in sequence on a hang strip mounted to the wall, the board needed to be moved about half an inch to butt tightly to the adjacent one. When the employees moved the marker board, it shattered causing half of the board to fall and cause a severe laceration to an employee's left wrist.
On May 15, 2023, an employee removed a mirror from the bathroom to discard it. As the employee went to place it on the cart, the mirror broke. The employee sustained a laceration on the right forearm that required surgery.
An employee was lifting a round, glass table top while working on a waste collection route. The glass table top shattered and lacerated the employee's arm.
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On June 20, 2025, an employee was grabbing boxes from a conveyor and staging them on a pallet. While they were picking up a box, the employee's right hand was caught between the roller and the belt of the conveyor line, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation and a laceration to their right middle finger.
An employee was using a forklift to drop a bulk bag of coffee scraps into a dumpster. The forklift overturned and the employee was pinned under the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their pelvis and femur.
On October 27, 2023, an employee was getting onto a forklift to diagnose a computer problem when a forklift at the exit side of flow racking pushed a pallet into the rack. This caused a pallet of corrugated boxes at the other end to fall approximately 15 feet and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the ankle, rib, and potentially his back.
An employee was changing a roll of film in a fill and seal machine. As she reached over the top of the belt, her left index finger was caught, amputating the fingertip.
The injured employee was observing a temporary employee for hands-on certification of a standup forklift. The temporary employee was backing down the aisle when the forklift pinned the injured employee against the upright of a warehouse rack. The injured employee sustained a laceration to an eye, and hematomas to their chest and foot.
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.
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