Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Saber Power Services, LLC, 9841 Saber Power LN, ROSHARON, TEXAS 77583
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was loading tools into a bucket truck. Upon stepping off the rear of the truck, he lost his footing and slipped. As he was falling, his right hand slid down the grab rail and got caught. The employee's right little finger was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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An employee was operating an aerial lift to install flange mechanical cable positioners onto insulators on a de-energized transformer. An arc flash occurred when the aerial lift came near the energized jumpers resulting in electrical burns to the employee's right arm and torso.
An employee was troubleshooting a door switch and motor on a variable frequency drive. An arc flash burned the employee's left hand. He was hospitalized.
An employee was adjusting a cable roller used to pull a nylon rope through a conduit when the nylon rope lost tension and came loose, striking and amputating the employee's right thumb to the first knuckle.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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