Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at West Texas Services Inc., 3121 4th St, LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79409
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting wooden stakes with a table saw when the saw lacerated their right index and middle fingers.
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An employee was walking toward the custodial closet when they stepped on a corner of the corridor where there was some floor stripper on the floor. They slipped on the wet solution and struck their head on floor. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
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.
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