Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fiesta Mart, LLC, 5815 Lockwood, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77026
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a cardboard baler and moving boxes when the ram struck his right arm and fractured it.
An employee was gathering shopping carts in a parking lot. He lost his footing and fell forward, knocking a shopping cart over and landing on it and the asphalt. He suffered a broken left hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was cutting pork ribs on a band saw. A section of the pork ribs became stuck on the band saw, resulting in amputation of their left index finger.
An employee was cleaning the floor in the meat department. He slipped on a drain grate that had been removed for cleaning, landed on the floor, and suffered an injury to the left hip and leg.
An employee was standing in front of a store when they noticed another employee showing signs of a medical emergency. The injured employee went to help the other employee and fell, resulting in a right hip injury.
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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