Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Intrepid Powerboats, Inc., 11700 S Belcher Rd, LARGO, FLORIDA 33773
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw. The rotating sawblade caught his glove and pulled in his right hand and fingers, lacerating the index finger and thumb.
The injured employee was moving a cart with three other employees. The cart was holding a fiberglass console. The cart hit the edge of concrete causing the load to shift and fall onto the injured employee's hand. The injured employee was hospitalized with lacerations to the pinky and ring fingers on the left hand.
An employee was cleaning out the loft and tossing down materials. A bag weighing 30 pounds struck another employee that was walking under the loft. She was knocked into the stairs and wooden railings and onto the floor. The injured employee could not move her arms or legs and was hospitalized.
An employee was detailing a boat. While trying to remove plastic, she fell approximately 6 feet from the boat to the ground, breaking her collarbone, cracking her rib, and injuring her head.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was unbinding material that was caught in a horizontal band saw. The became unbound and it re-engaged while the employee was reaching for the blade. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.
An employee was working in the hull of a boat, applying resin as part of lamination activities. He sat down and lost consciousness due to heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a surfacing machine that used a rotating wire brush in a cabinet. A sheet of EVA foam material became stuck in the machine; as the employee was removing it, the wire brush contacted his left hand. He suffered a fracture and abrasions to the left arm.
An employee was operating a CNC machine. The employee lifted the guard and went to clean a part. The tooling was still rotating and caught the employee's glove, pulling it into the tooling and amputating their left ring finger.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.