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

MP TECHNOLOGIES

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Amputations — LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at MP TECHNOLOGIES in LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS
Employer MP TECHNOLOGIES Report ID 2019044336
Address At the corner of FM-518 and I-45 City, State ZIP LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS 77573
Event Date April 29, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.50000, -95.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unhooking a trailer when the trailer started to roll. The employee placed a hammer in front of the wheels to stop it and the employee right index finger was pinched between the trailer and the hammer. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2019, a worker at MP TECHNOLOGIES in LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.

See all reports for MP TECHNOLOGIES.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by object or equipment rolling freely events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jun 20, 2015 Davey Tree Expert Company ROSWELL, GEORGIA Fractures Hosp.
Jun 27, 2016 BUCK KNIVES POST FALLS, IDAHO Fractures Hosp.
Jun 9, 2015 DPR Construction AUSTIN, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Feb 18, 2019 BLACK RIVER COMMODITIES LLC POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Nov 24, 2021 L/B Water Service QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
May 25, 2021 Forage Genetics International, LLC WEST SALEM, WISCONSIN Bruises, contusions Hosp.
Jun 4, 2015 Midwest Manufacturing Div. of Menard, Inc. EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jul 19, 2019 Aurora Coop RAVENNA, NEBRASKA Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports