Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Vegetable Soybean & Edamame, Inc., 3818 Ardale Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77063
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to redistribute the load on his trailer by adjusting/sliding the tandem wheels on the rear of the trailer. He started to pull the air release valve to release the pins, lost his balance, and had to put his hand on the tandem frame rail. The rail system caught and amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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