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

Taft Gin and Seed Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — TAFT, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Taft Gin and Seed Company, Inc. in TAFT, TEXAS
Employer Taft Gin and Seed Company, Inc. Report ID 2019032326
Address 7904 CR 1258 City, State ZIP TAFT, TEXAS 78390
Event Date March 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Picking, carding, combing machinery
Industry (NAICS) 115111 Inspection # 1384558
GPS Coordinates 28.01000, -97.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unblocking a lint cleaner when it crushed his left hand.

Incident Summary

On March 4, 2019, a worker at Taft Gin and Seed Company, Inc. in TAFT, TEXAS suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with picking, carding, combing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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 Taft Gin and Seed Company, Inc..

Similar Incidents

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

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Aug 15, 2022 Topflight Grain Cooperative Inc ATLANTA, ILLINOIS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Oct 3, 2020 Rubbermaid Commercial LLC WINFIELD, KANSAS Amputations Amp.
Apr 15, 2020 Elberta Crate & Box Co. BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
Apr 4, 2019 Dupont Pine Products, LLC ALAPAHA, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
Jun 8, 2022 Sofidel America HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI Amputations Amp.
Feb 4, 2016 Ozark Wood Fiber GOODMAN, MISSOURI Fractures Hosp.
Aug 3, 2023 Bimbo Bakeries USA BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Feb 1, 2020 ROCHELLE FOODS, LLC. ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports