FORT WORTH, TEXAS—
TDIndustries
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TDIndustries, 241 Quorom Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76137 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A piece of duct fell from a duct jack approximately five feet. The injured employee attempted to catch the falling piece of duct and crushed his fingertip between the duct and a nearby support steel frame resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
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An employee was using a fixed ladder to take copper piping to the roof when he missed a rung and fell approximately 6 feet. He was hospitalized with fractures to his neck, back, and pelvis.
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TDIndustries
An employee was shutting down a riser pipe to a fire sprinkler system in a section of a building. After performing the shutdown, he went through a set of double doors and onto a small walkway that led to the mechanical room of the elevator. The elevator's floor had been removed as a result of a construction project, and the employee fell approximately 80 feet down the shaft. He suffered spinal fractures, leg fractures, and a broken arm.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—
TDIndustries
While rolling the belt onto or off a pulley, the employee's glove was caught in between the pulley cutting the right pinky.
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