Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Penske Logistics LLC, 1613 Hutton Drive, CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was sorting parts for delivery when their left middle finger was caught in a conveyor belt, resulting in an amputation of the finger.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Conveyors belt, slot, chain
An employee was unloading car parts from a trailer at a delivery site and fell from the liftgate to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a collapsed lung, as well as a head laceration from a car part that fell on his head.
An employee was manually closing a vehicle gate in a truck yard when their left middle finger became caught between the gate and the gate post. The fingertip was amputated.
On December 23, 2023, an employee was hooking air lines to their truck when they slipped on the step of a ladder and fell backward to the pavement below. The employee suffered a concussion.
An employee was opening or closing the door of a trailer when wind caught the door, pushing it into the employee and causing them to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractured hips.
An employee was using a fire extinguisher to put out a smoldering fire on a truck tailgate. The employee inhaled some of the smoke and fire extinguisher powder, suffered respiratory distress, and was hospitalized.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 541614)
An employee was operating a rider pallet jack when it struck a stand-up forklift. The forks struck both of the employee's ankles, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was working to repair a machine with a broken metal stopper. She removed the stopper and used a roll of tape to temporarily secure it. While she was moving it back into place to fix the machine, the residual pressure of the plastic pallets forced the stopper down, resulting in her right thumb becoming stuck between two metal parts. The thumb was amputated.
An employee was changing the battery on his forklift. He removed the forklift's battery plate and exited the battery machine alignment track. The shift lead then went to retrieve a new battery. The employee entered the battery machine alignment track again to unplug the charging cable. The battery changing equipment proceeded forward and pinned the employee against the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured ribs.
An employee took a picture of the seal and license plate on a delivery truck after loading. The truck then reversed back to the dock and pinned the injured employee against the dock. The employee sustained an abdominal fracture.
An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.