LONGVIEW, TEXAS—
Berry Companies, Inc.
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Berry Companies, Inc., 1511 W. Marshall, LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75604 on — Fractures , affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was lifting the cab of a skid steer. The cab slipped out of his grasp and pinned a finger against the frame. The employee's finger was crushed/broken.
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An employee was removing and repairing a hydraulic lift cylinder on a piece of equipment. The employee loosened a connection and pressurized hydraulic fluid burst out, hitting the employee's hand. Hydraulic fluid penetrated into the skin tissue and muscle of the thumb on the palm side of the hand.
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While coming down the ladder of a machine, an employee missed the last step, fell onto the concrete, and broke a hip.
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