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

Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FRANKLIN, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Fluor Enterprises, Inc. in FRANKLIN, TEXAS
Employer Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Report ID 2020032456
Address 8127 Oak Grove Rd. City, State ZIP FRANKLIN, TEXAS 77856
Event Date March 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 221118 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.17000, -96.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lowering an object into a pulverizer when his fingers were caught in a come-a-long chain. His left index finger was amputated at the hospital and the left middle finger was pinned and sutured.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2020, a worker at Fluor Enterprises, Inc. in FRANKLIN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

See all reports for Fluor Enterprises, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Sep 4, 2018 SSC Services Solutions COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. Hosp.
Aug 29, 2021 Duraloy Technologies, Inc. SCOTTDALE, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Apr 17, 2019 Granite City Slag GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Mar 4, 2021 Producers Cooperative Oil Mill ALTUS, OKLAHOMA Amputations Amp.
Oct 12, 2017 Marsing Agricultural Labor Sponsoring Committee, Inc RIGBY, IDAHO Crushing injuries Hosp.
Jan 4, 2017 GAETA RECYCLING CO INC PATERSON, NEW JERSEY Crushing injuries Hosp.
Jan 16, 2023 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Houston Chemical Plant HOUSTON, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Apr 10, 2019 UPS GROUND FREIGHT, INC. SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports