Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Universal Forming, Inc., 2100 NW 35th Ave Road, OCALA, FLORIDA 34470
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a shoring scaffold with another employee to strip plywood from cement. The employees threw a 4x4 piece of forming down and it got stuck on the beam of the scaffold. The injured employee went to grab the forming when their left ring fingertip was pinched between it and the beam, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was removing a steel post shore that was supporting a piece of plywood. While he was using a spud wrench to twist the post shore out of place, the post shore's upper section lowered and caught his fingertip, resulting a fingertip amputation.
An employee was cleaning up and picked up a piece of plywood that was being used as a hole covering. The employee fell approximately 14 feet to the next lower level, resulting in a left wrist fracture and a right shoulder contusion.
An employee was retrieving equipment from the ground when an 8x18 piece of plywood containing nails fell from 11 feet, striking the employee in the back and resulting in a fractured back and two puncture wounds.
An employee was removing formwork from a ceiling. An aluminum beam he was pulling down struck his hard hat, causing a neck injury that required surgery.
An employee was sweeping behind a guardrail and stepped on the lower portion of the guardrail when he lost his balance. As he stepped back, his foot became stuck between the guardrail and a transformer, resulting in a compound fracture of left tibia and fibula.
An employee was repositioning a chill adder so that the pig tubs behind it could be removed. The employee lost their balance and their finger was pinched between the chill adder and the pig tub, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was backing up a stand-up forklift. The vehicle struck a guard and a wooden table. Upon exiting the forklift, the employee's left leg became caught between the table and dock guard, causing a fractured leg.
An employee was using a torch to trim the foundation for a compressed air tank so the tank would fit in place. His left hand was caught between the tank and the steel bar foundation structure; the hand was crushed and burned.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was changing a boom pipe delivery system on a concrete pump truck. He tripped and fell from an elevated level to the ground, resulting in multiple leg fractures.
An employee was reading numbers off a belt that feeds a plant. He reached his hand up and the belt caught his finger, resulting in a finger amputation.
An employee was guiding the pouring end of a concrete pump truck's boom while standing on top of 4-foot wall forms. The boom contacted power lines and the employee was shocked. The employee sustained third-degree burns on the entry and exit path of the electricity, and also sustained first- and second-degree burns to their torso and legs.
An employee was holding a form board on a section of pavement. A skid steer backed into the employee's ankle, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized.
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.