CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS—
Flatiron/Dragados, LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Flatiron/Dragados, LLC, 1620 N Port Ave, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing scaffolding work when a piece of rebar fell from above and struck his right hand as it was resting on the scaffolding rosette. The employee's right little finger was amputated.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS—
Flatiron/Dragados, LLC
An employee was setting up a winch to adjust an internal cable/tendon when it jumped and the metal guide rod struck the employee on the right side of the cheek. The employee sustained a fractured jaw.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS—
Flatiron/Dragados, LLC
After unhooking a load, an employee backed away and signaled the tower crane to cable up. The rigging got caught on a metal I-beam. When it broke free, the rigging hook swung back and struck the employee on the forehead. The employee was hospitalized.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS—
Flatiron/Dragados, LLC
On September 14, 2024, at 7:00 PM, employees were removing multi-purpose metal bars from an I-beam support of the new bridge deck. When the injured employee was lifting a bar, the bar slipped from his hands. He was catching the bar and his left ring and little fingers became caught between the knot of that bar and the I-beam support. He was hospitalized for surgery and medical amputation of his ring fingertip.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS—
Flatiron/Dragados, LLC
An employee was moving from one platform to another. The platform gave way and the employee fell 10 feet to the ground, suffering a broken left foot.
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