Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at D1 Resources, Inc., 2024 N Frontage rd, MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS 75455
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a pneumatic pulley to raise a load to the upper level. The employee's glove became caught, causing the employee's hand to get pulled into the pulley. The employee's thumb was amputated.
An employee was walking on the roof and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture, multiple fractures to the left arm, two broken ribs, a broken jaw, multiple facial fractures, a neck sprain, and a left leg contusion.
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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