Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Division 7 Waterproofing, 2405 south loop 121, BELTON, TEXAS 76513
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a pneumatic spray gun to apply a water-proofing fluid when the spray gun became clogged. He tried to unclog it and the spray shot out and struck his gloved hand, causing a 1-inch cut that resulted in an air pocket in his hand.
An employee was installing wood trim surrounding a skylight inside a home. While holding a piece of trim in it's desired location, his pneumatic nail gun discharged, sending a 3/4-inch pin nail into his left forearm.
An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.
An employee was sitting at her workstation when a nail gun malfunctioned and shot a nail into her left leg. She suffered a puncture and blood vessel injury and was hospitalized.
On November 25, 2023, an employee was using a high-pressured water hose to perform sewer line cleaning operations. The employee's right little finger and palm were lacerated by pressurized water from the hose.
An employee was cutting extruded aluminum framing material using a horizontal band saw. She went to grab a rag in the machine when the rag contacted the blade and pulled her hand in toward the blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.
An employee was climbing an 8-foot ladder to clean windows on a house. The employee was reaching to the right when they lost their balance and slipped. The employee fell and their foot became caught in the ladder rungs, causing both the employee and the ladder to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture to the right leg requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was offloading material using a forklift when the hoisted material began shifting. The employee went to manually stabilize the load and their right middle fingertip was pinched and amputated.
An employee was packing candles on a line. They reached down to pick up a 12-pack of candles when their right little finger was caught in the conveyor belt, resulting in an amputation at the distal joint.
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.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.