Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Titan Florida, LLC, 11000 Northwest 121st Way, MEDLEY, FLORIDA 33178
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was evaluating a machine that was getting stuck. The employee climbed over the middle railing and top railing with a spade tool in hand. The spade tool moved back and forth and amputated the tips of the employee's index, middle, and ring fingers.
An employee was using a jack to place a small railcar back on track. The weight of the car shifted and the employee's right ring fingertip was caught between the jack and the railcar resulting in a partial amputation.
On May 2, 2024, at approximately 3:45 AM, an employee was adjusting a conveyor belt with a wrench when their hand slipped off the wrench and became caught between the chain and the sprocket. Their left middle and index fingers were amputated.
An employee was walking underneath a silo when he tripped. The employee reached for a head pulley gear box and his finger became caught in the belt, resulting in a degloving injury that required medical amputation of the right middle fingertip.
An employee was attempting to remove the drag link, also known as a steering arm, on a ready-mix concrete truck. He removed the front nut and was attempting to remove the rear nut but it would not come free. He then used a sledge hammer and struck the nut, which came off, causing the steering to swing and strike the employee on the left cheek and eye. The employee sustained a left orbital fracture, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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