MC KINNEY, TEXAS—
RDO Equipment Co.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at RDO Equipment Co., 2902 North Central Expressway, MC KINNEY, TEXAS 75069 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder into place. The pry bar being used slipped and caused the cylinder to pinch his left little finger resulting in a partial amputation. The employee required hospitalization and surgery.
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On April 11, 2025, an employee was helping remove the rear axle of a wheel loader using a dolly. As the axle was being pushed out, it rolled off the dolly and landed on the employee's left little finger. The finger was amputated.
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO—
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An employee was installing a post-less wing assembly (for snow removal) onto a motor grader. While aligning holes to mount the assembly, his right middle finger was caught in a pin hole when the blade came loose, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA—
RDO Equipment Co
An employee was using a prybar to realign drill rods in a rod basket. The basket tipped and the rods dropped out, crushing the employee's right forearm.
FAULKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA—
RDO Equipment Co.
An employee was accessing a leaking valve on the underside of a planter. The employee had to bend/contort their body in order to get in position to block up the valve. While putting the valve back together, the employee experienced abdominal pain and nausea. The employee sustained a hernia.
MC KINNEY, TEXAS—
RDO Equipment Co.
An employee was bleeding residual pressure off a hydraulic line on a tractor and held a metal bracket in front of his face to avoid being splashed with small amounts of hydraulic oil. When pressure was released, it hit the metal bracket and forced it into the employee's face, fracturing his jaw and knocking out a tooth.
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