Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Gerdau

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gerdau in MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
Employer Gerdau Report ID 2016032384
Address 300 Ward Rd. City, State ZIP MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS 76065
Event Date March 19, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.45000, -97.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking an air blower to determine if it was operational when the force of the intake pulled his hand into the fan blade, amputating approximately half of his left pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On March 19, 2016, a worker at Gerdau in MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

See all reports for Gerdau.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 11, 2022 Progress Rail Services, Inc. WASKOM, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Apr 18, 2019 Urban Farmer LLC MANTENO, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Jul 7, 2021 Foxtail Foods, LLC FAIRFIELD, OHIO Amputations Amp.
May 26, 2021 Cosmo Cabinets Inc. EATONTON, GEORGIA Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Dec 4, 2020 Fine Lumber & Plywood Inc. AUSTIN, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Mar 23, 2018 Kaneka North America, LLC. PASADENA, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
May 6, 2017 West Troy, LLC TROY, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Jan 25, 2016 Quad Graphics Inc WESTAMPTON, NEW JERSEY Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports