Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Woodmark Corporation, 9280 Van Horn Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS 75241
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was adding a pallet of kitchen cabinets to a wrapper machine. The machine's rotating arm struck the employee in the chest, and the employee was hospitalized for liver and kidney injuries.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersPackaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
More severe injuries at American Woodmark Corporation
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At about 1:40 AM on January 11, 2022, an employee was struck by a forklift in the warehouse. The employee was knocked down and displaced several feet on the concrete floor before the vehicle came to a stop. The employee was knocked unconscious and sustained lacerations to the face and back of the head and soft tissue damage in the right forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee had begun to shut down a roll coat/top coat machine when material spilled on the carrier rollers. The employee used a tool to reach the roll and remove the material. The machine grabbed the tool and the employee's left arm was pulled into the machine. The employee was hospitalized and a surgical procedure was performed.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee fell to an office floor, landing on her right side and suffering a broken hip, a broken right arm, and a concussion. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a table saw. The wood bound in the saw, which then pulled the employee's right hand into the blade. His middle finger was cut and fractured.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.