Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Western Industries Corporation, 1200 West Crosby Road, CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a vertical foam saw to cut foam material. The employee was applying pressure to the right side of the material while pushing it through the blade when the saw blade amputated her right middle fingertip.
An employee was working on a resaw machine and lifted a panel with his right hand to get where he needed to work. The panel locks into an open position when it is lifted to a certain height. When the employee let go of the panel, it closed on his left hand, resulting in a cut to his ring finger that required hospitalization and a surgical fingertip amputation.
An employee was using a table saw to cut wood. While the employee was removing an object that was stuck in the saw, the saw caught the employee's glove and pulled the employee's hand into the saw blade. The employee suffered a finger amputation and crushing injuries.
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 behind the rewind coding machine while on his phone. He rested his left wrist on top of the slitter bar and his finger came in contact with the roller, resulting in amputation.
The injured employee was assisting the bander operator with dressing units with dunnage. A unit became stuck on the conveyor. The injured employee was pushing the unit on the conveyor when a conveyor roller pulled his shoe in-between the rollers. The employee sustained crushing injuries to their left foot/toes.
An employee was inspecting and adjusting a tray in a thermoforming machine when the the trigger switch was touched, causing the machine door to close on their right hand. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the hand.
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.