Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LBW Turner LLP, 7532 TX 142, MAXWELL, TEXAS 78656
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a 50-pound oil can/tank using an overhead gantry crane when the hook slipped and caught his finger between the oil can handle and the sling. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Cranes gantry, overhead, monorail, container
An employee was on the floor in a production area, closing concrete forms. His finger was caught in a pinch point between the bar and the latch of a form, and was partially amputated.
An employee was installing floor plates on a new deck 13 feet in the air. While prying on a plate with a pry bar, the material came loose, causing the employee to lose balance and fall from the deck to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture and was hospitalized.
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.
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