Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc., 1600 S St. Mary's Street, BEEVILLE, TEXAS 78102
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was bending a 46-inch piece of carbon steel tubing in a tubing bender when their left index finger was crushed by the die. The employee's finger was surgically amputated at the first knuckle.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Bending, crimping machinery
More severe injuries at Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc.
An employee was making repairs to rollers where adhesive is applied and heated. The employee was investigating why glue was getting on glass material coming through the rollers when a glass pane contacted his left hand, causing fractures in the hand. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was using a corner cleaner machine to cut excess vinyl material off the finished window frame and caught her hand under the clamp mechanism. The clamp pinched her hand against the window frame resulting in fractures to the hand and/or fingers.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 336390)
An employee was changing out the sensor wire on a sensor cap press. The machine actuated after the sensor was replaced, resulting in the amputation of the employee's left little finger.
A temporary employee was working on a plastic extrusion machine. The employee's left index finger got caught between the rotary gears, resulting an amputation to the finger.
An employee in the warehouse area was operating a semi-automated machine and noticed that the machine was not operating properly. He went to use a paper towel to clean the main rollers and his left hand was caught by the rollers. Two fingers were crushed.
An employee was walking to collect trash from a box at a work cell parts stand. A leg of the stand caught the employee's foot, causing the employee to lose balance, fall to the floor, and suffer a broken left elbow.
An employee's leg became entangled in a printer power cord. As she stepped backward, she got hung up and fell. She landed on her right side and suffered a broken right hip.
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.