Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, 1426 A1A Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway, SATELLITE BEACH, FLORIDA 32937
on — Fractures , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was exiting a store when a steel gate, used to lock and protect the store, fell onto his right shoulder. He suffered a broken right humeral neck, as well as three broken right-side ribs.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Gates
An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
A service crew was pulling a pump and motor from a well. After breaking a joint of pipe loose from another joint, an employee grabbed the chain tongs to prevent the pipe from spinning in the well, so the crew could continue taking it apart. The bolt that attaches the chain to the handle of the chain tongs broke, causing the chain to swing around and strike the employee's lower right leg. The chain severely punctured his leg and fractured his tibia.
An employee was using a handheld grinder to cut a bolt. The grinding wheel broke apart and a fragment struck the employee s right hand, causing a laceration to the palm near the little finger.
An employee was operating a brake press when the top die broke, causing the bottom die to roll out and onto the employee's legs. Both of the employee's legs were crushed below the knee, and both legs were partially amputated. The employee's left leg was also fractured above the knee.
A pressurized aircraft nose landing gear strut assembly was being disassembled. The gland nut dislodged under pressure and made contact with an employee's left hand, breaking it.
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