SUNNYVALE, TEXAS—
Dal-Tile Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Dal-Tile Corporation, 359 Clay Rd., SUNNYVALE, TEXAS 75182 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
A maintenance technician was replacing a conveyor drive belt on a machine and suffered amputations to two digits on their left hand.
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An employee was operating a stand-up reach truck and struck a pallet of material, crushing and fracturing his left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was clearing debris from under a box turner. The air cylinder that activated the machine retracted and caught the tip of the employee's left index finger against the conveyor bed. The bone in the finger was fractured and the last 3/8 inch of the finger was amputated.
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An employee was adjusting a chain on a press dryer. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught in the chain and sprocket, and the fingertips were amputated.
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An employee had exited his vehicle to make a delivery when he slipped and fell on black ice, striking his head on the ground.
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