THACKERVILLE, OKLAHOMA—
Dolese Bros. Co.
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Dolese Bros. Co., 22953 Brown Springs Rd, THACKERVILLE, OKLAHOMA 73459 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was flipping an extension chute at the back of a concrete mixer. His right index finger was caught in the chute and amputated. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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An employee was preparing to pour concrete from the mixer truck into the pump truck. He went to flip the chute over, and his right index finger was pinched between the main chute and the fold over, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was getting out of a truck when they slipped on the bottom step and fell backward to the ground. The employee sustained six broken ribs.
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An employee was cleaning a steel catwalk and removing and collecting a come along pulley and chain device to place back into a storage location. While moving backward, the employee stepped into an open floor hatch in the catwalk floor and fell 22 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a broken ankle and a sprained back.
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An employee was tightening a clamp on the top of a mixing drum. The drum moved, and the employee fell more than 6 feet to the ground below, breaking both ankles and requiring hospitalization.
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