Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Certified Roses Inc, 10126 U.S. 69, TYLER, TEXAS 75706
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a bandsaw to trim the tops off bare-root roses. The employee turned off the saw to remove debris and a blade, still moving, contacted the inside of the employee's right middle finger at the top joint. The top of the finger was medically amputated.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was walking in a corridor when she tripped and fell on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to her left shoulder and left ribs, and she sustained an injury to her left elbow.
On February 5, 2025, at around 12:00 PM, an employee was rolling a motor (60 lbs.) up into a bucket for disposal when the motor rolled over his left index fingertip. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was providing support for hurricane relief. He was sawing a tree when one of the tree limbs fell down and struck him. The employee sustained a severe laceration on the forehead and an open fracture of his frontal sinus/skull. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) through a wheat stubble field when the ATV struck a hidden washout that was about 1.5 to 2 feet deep. The employee went over the handlebars, and the ATV ran over his right leg, breaking it.
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.