SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI—
Beacon Building Products
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Beacon Building Products, 1644 Atmore Dr, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63136 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a conveyor to convey shingles to a roof. The conveyor's chain and sprocket caught the tip of the employee's left middle finger, amputating it through the finger bone.
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TYLER, TEXAS—
Beacon Building Products
An employee was in the yard and stepped onto bundles of shingles on a pallet to count inventory. The employee then stepped down from the bundles to the pallet approximately 16 inches. The employee's ankle/foot rolled, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula as well as a torn ligament.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Beacon Building Products
An employee was stowing the outrigger at the rear of his truck when his right little finger was pinched between the outrigger and the frame of the truck. He sustained a fracture and the amputation of his finger.
KATY, TEXAS—
Beacon Building Products
An employee was on a truck attempting to stow an aluminum extension ladder onto the truck's conveyor boom system. As the conveyor mast was lowered, the boom control area came down on top of the employee's left foot, resulting in two toe fractures.
LEWES, DELAWARE—
Beacon Building Products
An employee was moving a roll of commercial rubber roofing from a small stack. The employee fell and landed on their right shoulder, causing it to become dislocated. The employee was hospitalized.
RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA—
Beacon Building Products
An employee was unloading roofing products from a flatbed truck when they tripped over a strap on the truck bed and fell to the ground, resulting in a dislocated left ankle.
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