Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Roadhouse, Inc., 12935 Cortez Boulevard, BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA 34613
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to dislodge meat from a grinder. The grinder's blade caught his finger and caused a partial fingertip amputation.
At about 3:30 p.m. on April 19, 2022, an employee was butterflying a filet with a steak knife. The knife lacerated his left index finger and he was hospitalized, having suffered nerve damage that required surgery.
An employee was cleaning a shrimp sear plate when it fell off the cooler. The employee tried to catch it and his hand was crushed under the plate. The employee sustained fractures to four fingers on the right hand.
An employee was washing a salad mix in a prep sink that was approximately 3/4 full of water when his left index finger was lacerated by a knife that had fallen into the water.
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 pulled out a bucket of hot oil from under the fryer. The employee then stood on the table to clean the back wall. He stepped down into the bucket of hot oil, resulting in third-degree burns to his left leg.
An employee was walking through the retail store when they tripped over a display rack and fell. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their left shoulder, left elbow, and left wrist.
An employee was on a roof servicing a refrigeration system. They were using a ladder to get off the roof when they fell, resulting in a shattered left heel that required hospitalization and surgery.
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.