Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ready One Industries, 1414 Ability Drive, EL PASO, TEXAS 79936
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a sewing machine. She sneezed and swallowed a safety pin that she had been holding in her mouth, suffering injuries to the esophagus and stomach.
An employee was preparing the serving line area for the evening meal. He was cleaning a stainless steel table when his left middle finger got stuck in a gap where a raised ledge is affixed to the table. As he pulled his finger from the space, his fingertip was amputated.
An employee was unloading goods from a pallet and putting them onto metal shelves when their wedding ring got caught on a shelf and their finger was amputated.
An employee was in the back of a dump truck emptying a bag from a mower. When he placed his hand on the side of the truck and as he came down from the truck, his ring became caught. The employee sustained an amputation to his ring finger.
On May 18, 2023, a maintenance employee was descending a fixed ladder when his ring was caught on a ladder rung. The employee sustained a fracture to the left ring finger that required surgery.
An employee was unloading a pipe from a fitted rack on his truck. As the employee grabbed a pipe strap, his glove became caught. The employee then went to step off the back of the truck and the top inch of his left hand ring finger was partially amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 315210)
An employee was pressing down on a pressing board foot pedal with her right foot when her left foot became caught under the pedal, cracking her toenail.
An employee was sliding a pallet off of a truck when his finger was caught between the plastic ties and the load. Approximately one-quarter of his finger was amputated.
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.