Cardinal Hardware & Lumber, LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — LONGVIEW, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cardinal Hardware & Lumber, LLC in LONGVIEW, TEXAS
Employer Cardinal Hardware & Lumber, LLC Report ID 2025077567
Address 13749 TX 149, Jones Supply & Manufacturing, LLC City, State ZIP LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75603
Event Date July 31, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Construction, logging, and mining machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Rollers, cylinders
Industry (NAICS) 332510 Inspection # 1841947
GPS Coordinates 32.60000, -95.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in training to learn how to change steel dies on a culvert machine. The employee was on top of the machine when the handheld control was activated, engaging the machine's auto-run function. The employee's feet were dragged into the roller dies, resulting in a left ankle fracture, a laceration between the ankle and knee, and amputation of the the big toe and second toe on the right foot.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2025, a worker at Cardinal Hardware & Lumber, LLC in LONGVIEW, TEXAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with construction, logging, and mining machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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