Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Distribution Center, 3101 East I-20, ODESSA, TEXAS 79766
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the Hand(s) and wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on the merge when they heard a squeaky noise coming from a conveyor. When the employee investigated the conveyor noise, her left hand was pulled between the roller and conveyor under the conveyor belt resulting in a laceration to the hand/wrist and hypoesthesia of the skin.
On December 31, 2023, an employee was performing sanitation on a packer conveyor and was walking in the passageway when their shirt collar was pulled into the conveyor above the passageway. The employee was strangled and became unconscious. The conveyor was not guarded at the time.
On 12/25/2023, at approximately 1:00 PM, a converting pulp mill was plugged up. An employee was going to use compressed air to clean the machine. He thought he dropped a baffle behind the teeth of the machine. When he reached for the baffle, his cut-resistant glove was caught by the teeth (blades). The employee sustained a laceration and partial amputation to the right index finger.
An employee was clearing a jam in a surge hopper when they sustained a right wrist fracture, three finger amputations, and a laceration. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
A maintenance employee was conducting repairs on the conveyor belt of an automatic palletizer. The employee's shirt fell in front of a sensor causing the equipment to energize. The employee's right middle finger was caught by chains within the conveyor belt motor resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was working as a color weighman operator. The employee located the weigh station hopper and removed the vent sock and clamps to access the inside of the hopper through the vent hole. After using a pole to clear the bottom of the hopper, the employee reached through the vent hole to access the top of the hopper. The employee's right hand came in contact with the rotary air lock, causing partial amputations to two fingers.
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