Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at T & M Tilt-Up, Inc., 396 Carl Bethlehem Road, BETHLEHEM, GEORGIA 30620
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had been directing a concrete truck. The employee's right hand got stuck between the truck's chute and the hopper of the concrete pump. The employee sustained crushed fingers and an injury to the wrist.
An employee was climbing down from a tractor trailer bed when they lost their footing and grabbed onto the roll-up door to stop the fall. The roll-up door then fell onto the employee's hand, resulting in a hand fracture that required surgery.
An employee was attempting to remove a tarp from a flatbed trailer when the trailer handle struck the employee in the chest, resulting in two broken ribs and a punctured lung.
An employee was near a backhoe while the operator was getting a broom. The broom handle struck the lever that actuates the swing of the backhoe bucket. The bucket then struck the injured employee, pinning him to the outrigger. The employee suffered crush injuries to the chest.
The injured employee was being trained on loading trucks in the load out bay. The injured employee and his supervisor climbed the stairs that run parallel to the truck and trailer, walked to the upper platform used for observation and sample taking, and saw that the lid of the grain trailer was closed. The employees began working to open the lid which appeared to be stuck due to cold weather. The injured employee pulled on one of the pivot arms that connect the lid to the main body of the trailer. As the lid began to open, the employee s right hand slipped down on the pivot arm and his index finger was caught between the pivot arm and the base of the pivot arm. The employee s right index finger was fractured and three nerves were severed. The employee was hospitalized.
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