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

Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SHINER, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC in SHINER, TEXAS
Employer Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC Report ID 2017032559
Address 959 State Highway 95 North City, State ZIP SHINER, TEXAS 77984
Event Date March 21, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # 1219721
GPS Coordinates 29.43000, -97.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was guiding a part into the ring roller machine. As the part was forming, the employee's glove became caught in the rollers and pulled her left hand into the rollers amputating her little, ring and middle fingertips.

Incident Summary

On March 21, 2017, a worker at Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC in SHINER, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

See all reports for Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Dec 8, 2022 Primoris T & D DALLAS, TEXAS Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Hosp.
May 21, 2021 The Giving Table CONWAY, ARKANSAS Amputations Amp.
Jul 20, 2016 Valmont Newmark, Inc. BARTOW, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Mar 29, 2017 Atco Rubber Products, Inc. PLANT CITY, FLORIDA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Sep 27, 2016 Spendrup Fan Company GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Feb 5, 2016 Eagle Manufacturing Company WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Amputations Amp.
Apr 18, 2015 Continental Cable, LLC HINSDALE, NEW HAMPSHIRE Amputations Amp.
Feb 26, 2020 Discount Tire DALLAS, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports