Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Untamed Wine Estates, 202 Ranch Road 1320, JOHNSON CITY, TEXAS 78636
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to unload wine barrels from a shipping container that had been loaded onto a semi-trailer for delivery. His left index finger was caught between the container and a loading ramp, and was amputated just above the middle joint.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was diagnosing the lack of flow of product to a powder bin. The employee removed the rotary star valve below the bin. While he was reinstalling the valve, his right middle finger was crushed between its shaft and its housing. The finger was partially amputated.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was changing the spacing on a telehandler's forks. A fork slipped, and the employee's left index finger was caught between it and the mast. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.
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Two employees placed an electric pallet jack onto the back of a delivery truck. One employee got into the back of the truck and was operating the electric pallet jack; the injured employee was standing outside of the truck. The electric pallet jack was locked in place, and the employee in the back of the truck was moving materials around manually. The electric pallet jack started rolling toward the back end of the truck. The injured employee went to grab it to prevent it from falling out of the truck. The injured employee's right pinky finger was then caught between the rolling electric pallet jack and the side of the truck. He suffered a right pinky fingertip amputation.
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