Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ancortex, Inc., SH 121 North, BEDFORD, TEXAS 76022
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was assisting the drill rig operator when his left little finger was crushed by the Kelly bar, resulting in amputation of the finger.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Rotary system equipment
A civilian vehicle entered the construction site to avoid a motor vehicle accident and struck two employees who were cleaning up the area. The two employees sustained injuries and were hospitalized.
An employee was standing about 15 feet away from a concrete truck. As the truck moved up a ramp to dump its load of concrete, one of its tires threw a rock that struck and fractured the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was positioning steel casing with a synthetic web sling. As he removed the sling from the casing, the casing shifted and pinched his left middle finger between the casing and the clamp set to receive the next piece, partially amputating his left middle fingertip.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
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