TEMPLE, TEXAS—
Wilsonart LLC
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Wilsonart LLC, 10501 NW HK Dodgen Loop, TEMPLE, TEXAS 76504 on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was dropping off a skid of laminate to be cut at a table saw. The skid was lifted and the forks tilted forward when the stack slid forward and struck the injured employee. The employee was pinned between the laminate and the table of the saw, resulting in a back fracture and a laceration to the liver.
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TEMPLE, TEXAS—
Wilsonart LLC
The injured employee and a co-worker were loading a pallet of material onto a rack using a hydraulic lift system. The employee on the south side of the lift picked up the board about 2 inches so the board could enter the rack. The employee on the north side of the lift pressed the travel button to align the board with the rack opening. The injured employee was pinned between the lift and the rack and sustained fractured ribs.
TAMPA, FLORIDA—
Wilsonart LLC.
An employee was standing on a 4-by-8 wooden pallet on the forks of a forklift, elevated to the second level of a rack. While pulling a cabinet off the shelf, the employee fell. He landed on the floor 7 or 8 feet below and suffered an injury to his heel.
TEMPLE, TEXAS—
Wilsonart LLC
An employee was pulling a kraft paper roll when a spindle crushed and amputated his right middle finger.
TEMPLE, TEXAS—
Wilsonart LLC
An employee was inspecting the belt of a building exhaust fan on a roof. His left middle finger was pinched between the belt and the pulley and amputated down to the first joint.
TEMPLE, TEXAS—
Wilsonart LLC
An employee was asked by a table saw's control panel operator to push back stacked material to be cut through the hold-down bar area. The injured employee hit the E-stop button to push back the material as requested. While his hand was still on the material, the control panel operator hit the cut buttons, causing the hold-down bar to come down on the injured employee's right hand. The employee pulled his right hand out from under the hold-down bar, resulting in an amputation of the right index finger up to the knuckle with bone loss.
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