HUMBLE, TEXAS—
J-Kraft, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at J-Kraft, Inc., 4643 E. Richey Rd., HUMBLE, TEXAS 77338 on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee working in a paint shop became overheated and dehydrated due to heat. He was hospitalized.
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HUMBLE, TEXAS—
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An employee was using a pneumatic tool to clamp drawers together. The material broke and the employee's left hand was caught in the drawer panel. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was using a machine to cut and split wood for door frames when his left index finger came in contact with the running blade, amputating the finger.
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An employee was working from the second rung of a 4-foot A-frame step ladder. He lost his balance and his foot went into an open cabinet drawer. He then fell to the ground, twisting and breaking his right leg. He was hospitalized.
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J-Kraft, Inc.
An employee was using a table saw to make a part for a door. He was cleaning some of the wood dust and scraps from the side of the blade when his left thumb was pulled into the saw blade, amputating his thumb tip below the nailbed but above the knuckle. The saw was unguarded at the time.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
J-Kraft Inc.
An employee in the shop's face-frames department was operating a machine press that punches holes into cabinetry. As the clamping mechanism came down, it amputated her left-hand pinky finger. The employee required surgery.
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