Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fairfield Development, LP, 2312 Quebec Road, TALLULAH, LOUISIANA 71282
on — Fractures , affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been tasked with hauling large rocks. There was a rock caught in the tailgate of the dump truck that was preventing it from opening. He went to get the rock out and the tailgate came down, crushing his right middle fingertip. The employee sustained a fracture of the distal phalanx and required surgery.
Hospitalized Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Gates, hatches vehicle and machine cargo
An employee was standing at the rear of a machine and the machine's mesh tray fell down onto the rear of the machine, crushing his left hand against the read lift. The employee sustained fractures and a laceration to their left hand and was hospitalized.
An employee was replacing the wear pan in a wood chipper when a metal sawdust pipe attached to the machine fell from above, pinning him against the machine. The employee suffered a broken right femur, right hip, and left hip.
Two employees were working on a forklift with its mast in the air when a chain came loose and the carriage fell down on them. The injured employee was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle, a laceration on the left side of their forehead, and a fractured L1 vertebra.
An employee was hooking up a hydraulic attachment on a forklift. When pressure was released from the hydraulic system's hose, the arm of the forklift came down on the employee's left foot and broke it.
An employee was working to drop the tailgate on a rented dump truck. His right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the tailgate and a retaining chain. He suffered a partial amputation to the thumb, past the last knuckle.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 236116)
An employee was adjusting the forks on a skid steer when his right index finger got pinched between the forks and the frame of the skid steer. The finger was crushed and required partial amputation of the fingernail area.
An employee was helping to install a marble plank when the plank fell on his hand. His fingers became caught between the plank and the floor, resulting in partial amputations to two fingers.
The injured employee was walking in front of the property by the front door as another employee was removing debris from the roof. The injured employee was struck by a 2 x 4 that was being cleared from the roof. He was knocked unconscious and sustained brain bleeding, as well as head and facial injuries, and required stitches.
An employee was working in a trench that was 3.5 feet deep when soil fell and hit them, resulting in an injury to their pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.
A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.
An employee was walking on a sidewalk and stubbed his toe on an elevated portion of concrete, causing him to trip and fall. The employee's right knee was dislocated.