Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-09-29 | Daingerfield | Tx | ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was replacing a chain on the palletizer machine when his hand was caught between the chain and sprocket. His left middle fingertip was crushed and surgically amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time. | |||||
2019-07-24 | Daingerfield | Texas | Dial Lubricants, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
While using a forklift to elevate a 500-gallon tote to put 400 gallons of diesel fuel into the fourth compartment of the fuel truck, an explosion occurred and the employee was burned on the face, arms, hands, left side of the body and left leg. | |||||
2019-04-09 | Daingerfield | Texas | ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was lacing up on a roofing shingle maker. The machine caught the employee's hand, peeling off the skin from his left index finger to his left little finger. | |||||
2018-04-21 | Daingerfield | Texas | Atlas Roofing | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Exposure to harmful substances or environments |
An employee was unloading a railcar when the railcar hose became disconnected, causing asphalt to spill on the employee's left and right hands and left wrist. |