Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TDIndustries, Inc., 910 5th Ave., FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76104
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were moving a pallet of sheet metal from ground level to the ninth floor using a buck hoist. As they arrived on the ninth floor, the sheet metal bowed in the middle and fell over, pinning the employee's legs and resulting in a lower leg fracture.
An employee was using an acetylene torch to cut piping. A flash fire occurred and burned the employee's left hand, chest, face, and left ear. The employee was hospitalized.
On July 9, 2024, an employee was troubleshooting a relay on the low voltage inside a water source heat pump when he contacted an electrical component and was shocked. The employee sustained a burn to his left index fingertip.
An employee was descending an 8-foot step ladder from the fifth rung when he missed a step and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a tibia fracture.
Two employees were installing a 6-inch test T in a vertical 6-inch cast iron storm riser. The T was to be placed approximately 2 feet above floor level and required cutting and removing a section of the 6-inch storm riser. The two employees placed a riser approximately 5 feet above the section they intended to remove and utilized a 5-foot piece of 2" cast iron to support the riser clamp and ultimately the 6-inch cast iron pipe above the section being removed. They then cut and removed the 12-inch section of pipe. Employee 1 began installing the rubber no hub gasket on the cast iron riser coming through the floor while Employee 2 was installing the rubber no hub gasket on the cast iron riser coming down from the floor above. As Employee 2 was installing the rubber no hub gasket on the upper section of pipe the riser clamp slid off the 2-inch cast iron. This resulted in the upper section of pipe falling when the no hub band holding it in place failed to support the weight of the section of pipe. The upper section of pipe fell on Employee 2's right thumb smashing it between the two sections of pipe. The employee's thumb was fractured and lacerated requiring surgery to repair.
Three employees were installing a no-hub band over a 12-inch cast iron 90-degree elbow and a stub that went to a roof drain. The no-hub band broke during installation, and they descended in a lift to get a new one. The elbow fell down on one of the employees from about 20 feet above. It struck his head, which caused him to fall and hit his head on the toe board of the scissor lift. The employee sustained injuries to the head, neck/spine, and shoulder.
An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.
The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.
Employees were moving a single man lift into a building and reclining the lift to position it to fit through the door. The lift shifted and fell, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was moving a light tower so it could be hitched to a truck. He grabbed the tongue of the trailer hitch on the light tower to slide it to the left. The tongue jack fell off, causing the light tower tongue to drop on the employee's right hand. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
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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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