WALLER, TEXAS—
Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, INC.
Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, INC., 19001 Kermier Rd, WALLER, TEXAS 77484 on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was loading a forklift battery onto its charging station using a battery transfer cart. As they were backing up the cart, their right leg got caught between the cart and the station, resulting in a fracture.
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An employee was standing on the forks of a forklift adjusting a pallet on a storage rack in the warehouse. The employee fell from the forklift, landing on the ground and suffering a broken femur.
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The employee was loading a furnace into the back of a contractor's van when they fell between the dock and van. The employee sustained fractures to their left tibia and fibula.
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An employee was repairing a coil expander. While moving a machine plate, his right hand was pinched, resulting in a partial amputation to the distal phalanx on his right index finger.
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An employee was operating an order picker when another order picker collided with it. The employee was suffered strains and was hospitalized.
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An employee's right thumb was pulled into the chain and sprocket of a fan on top of a conveyor. The tip of the thumb was amputated.
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