Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McWane, Inc., 11910 CR 492, TYLER, TEXAS 75710
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was removing a utility vehicle with other team members when they decided they needed additional rigging. The employee was securing the additional chain for the rigging when the vehicle shifted and caught the employee's leg between the vehicle and a collection box. The employee suffered a compound fracture to his lower right leg.
On March 26, 2025, an employee was operating a forklift and was emptying a pan that was lifted by the forks of the forklift. The forklift began descending down the ramp beside a building. The employee dismounted the moving forklift and her leg was caught and run over by the wheels of the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with crushing injuries to her leg.
An employee was using a forklift to move two flange fixtures that are used in a CNC machine. As the employee was adjusting the fixture so that it was flat on the ground, the fixture shifted on the guide rods, catching his finger between the top guide rod nut and top metal clamp bar. The employee sustained an amputation of the left little fingertip.
An employee was loading a 14-inch flange into a vertical fixture. The employee removed hooks from the flange to adjust it in the fixture; the flange fell out of the fixture and caught the employee's left hand against the machine. The employee's ring and little fingers were broken.
An employee was operating a table-mounted 20-inch disk sander. A steel bar (60 inches long, 2 inches wide, 1/4 inch thick) kicked upward toward the guard over the top of the sanding disk. The employee's left thumb was caught between the bar and the guard and partially amputated.
An employee was performing maintenance on conveyor lines when he jumped out of the way of a moving rail-guided vehicle (RGV). He landed in the conveyor line and was then bumped by the rail-guided vehicle, causing him to strike an angle iron that was a part of a stationary conveyor. His stomach was crushed and the employee sustained a laceration to the abdomen.
An employee was troubleshooting a hydraulic piston on the wheels of a semi-trailer dump truck. The piston released and caused the trailer to move, crushing the employee's leg. The employee sustained fractures and contusions.
An employee was working on the attachment securing mechanism of a skid steer when their hand was caught by the mechanism. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and lacerations to three fingers on the left hand.
An employee was releasing a chain to open the rear flap of a dump truck when three of their fingers got caught between the chain and the truck, resulting in crush injuries.
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