Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Turner Construction, 1120 Moy Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77007
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was positioning wood on a table saw for cutting when their index finger was struck by the rotating saw blade. The employee's finger was partially amputated and was later surgically reattached.
An employee was struck by turnstiles on a 40-foot retrofitted container when a 12K forklift tipped over and rigging straps snapped. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
An employee was climbing out of a box truck when his feet became tangled, causing him to fall approximately 4 feet to the ground. He struck his head on the concrete, fracturing his skull and left wrist and requiring hospitalization.
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 was standing on trusses while installing shaftwall and metal channel. He slipped from the bottom chords of the 2x6 trusses and fell approximately 1 foot. A metal C-channel caused a severe laceration to his wrist and ulnar artery.
An employee was working on a scaffold installing windows when they fell 6 feet to the ground and impacted their head. The employee sustained head trauma.
An employee was standing on a scaffold approximately 7 feet high and passing plywood sheets to another employee on a single-story roof. The employee fell backward off the scaffold to the ground below and the sheet of plywood fell on him, resulting in fractures to the left side of his jaw and three ribs.
On July 25, 2025, an employee was walking on roof trusses when they fell 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a back injury.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.