← OSHA severe injury reports

Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015010134 · 1/6/2015 · Nelson Refrigeration

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Nelson Refrigeration
Location
600 W. Henderson St., CLEBURNE, TEXAS, 76033
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was cutting a 10-foot length of 6-inch PVC pipe into 10-inch sections. He was using a chop saw that was on a pivot because the tool he had been using would not cut the pipe. The employee was using his hand to hold the pipe. His hand got pulled into the blade.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown