Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Titan Production Equipment, 2207 FM 949, ALLEYTON, TEXAS 78935
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was preparing a robot for a welding task. The employee grabbed a crane hook; the crane was still lifting a piece of equipment, and the employee's left index finger was caught between the hook and the equipment. The finger required a medical amputation.
An employee was operating a forklift when the forklift struck a tank under pressure and knocked off a valve. High-pressure water struck him, causing contusions to the lower legs and left buttock.
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 was standing on a 10-inch high working platform (36.75"x24"x10") verifying that tanks were being picked up properly by an overhead conveyor. The employee turned and was stepping off the platform when their left work boot caught the edge of the platform. The employee fell to the concrete floor and landed on their right side. The employee's right hip was fractured.
An employee was working on a vessel, attaching the base plate ring to the legs, when the base plate shifted about 3 inches. The employee's right foot became pinned between the base plate and the floor. Three toes were crushed. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery, resulting in partial amputation of their toe tips.
Two employees were constructing a 30-foot-tall aboveground storage tank, fitting a double roof on the tank. Half of the roof had been stitch-welded to the tank, and the employees were fitting/tacking down the second half of the roof, when the roof shifted and fell in. One employee fell and sustained fractures to their right foot and shin. The second employee suffered a broken back. Both employees required hospitalization.
Two employees engaged in a verbal altercation. The injured employee was punched in the face and fell, hitting their head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a brain bleed and blunt force trauma to the face.
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.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
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.