Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Scout Surface Solutions, 5603 WCR 134, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79706
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was operating a torque wrench to tighten bolts on a studded adapter when their right index finger was caught between the wrench head and the bolts. The finger was amputated above the first knuckle.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
An employee was working next to a conveyor belt when their glove got caught by a piece of metal that was going through the conveyor belt. The employee's right hand was pulled into the conveyor and their arm was amputated from the elbow down.
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