Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS, LLC, 11323 Midland Blvd, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63114
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was doing automotive repair when a piece of metal flew off an air hammer bit and lodged on the employee's nose.
HospitalizedNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersScrap, waste, debris, unspecified
An employee was tossing a damaged toilet into a compactor. The toilet bounced off the compactor and lacerated the employee's right wrist, cutting an artery and tendon.
An employee was operating a hydraulic jack to bend a frame when the jack came loose and struck the employee. They were hospitalized for a spleen injury.
A truck had been towed into the shop with a flat tire and a blown airbag. An employee checked the tire for damage and was airing the tire. The employee was installing the valve core when the bead slipped off the rim. Air escaped, and the aluminum wheel struck the employee's head and face. The employee became unresponsive and was bleeding.
On December 14, 2023, at 8:40 p.m., three employees were inspecting milling machines for startup. A few of the sleeves on the mill drum needed to be changed out. The injured employee was trying to input a sleeve on the mill drum using a hammer. The hammer hit the edge of the drum, which caused a metal piece to splinter off and strike the employee's cheek just below the left eye. The metal splinter embedded in the back of their eye socket, resulting in pain, swelling, and bleeding that required hospitalization.
An employee was pushing a line of carts into a vestibule when the door cable snapped and struck his right ankle. The employee suffered a fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
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