CSD Environmental Services

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 cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

An employee was using a meat saw to slice pork when the blade amputated their right little fingertip.

An employee was struck by a plasma cutter and suffered a broken left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

The employee was working in the back of a micro truck and maneuvering around the materials in the back of the truck. The employee's foot caught on the edge of the truck, causing him to lose balance and fall from the back of the truck to the ground approximately 3.5 to 4 feet below. The employee landed on his feet on the loading dock but rolled his ankle. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture of the ankle.

An employee was assisting the operator of a soil sampling rig to collect soil samples. He went to remove soil sampling tooling and the energized equipment cycled. His right index fingertip was amputated including the fingernail.

A truck driver was loading a second roll-off container onto a two-box trailer. He was operating the hydraulic control levers with his left hand, and was holding the D-ring in place on the exterior of the trailer while letting slack out of the winch cable. The employee's right little finger became pinched between the winch cable and the structure of the trailer. The employee required surgical amputation of the distal phalanx.

An employee was sampling a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit by opening a valve and placing a proving tube inside to collect the sample. The sample taken is a hot gas mixture. When the sample was collected, the flange came undone and fell due to the pressure. The employee sustained an amputation to their right middle fingertip.

An employee working at ground level was using a 4-foot angled prybar to position the top panel of an aboveground storage tank. The prybar slipped, causing the employee to fall backward to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured right tibia and fibula.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.