Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Southwest Research Institute
Start: 6/5/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015060224 · 6/5/2015 · Southwest Research Institute

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name: Southwest Research Institute
Location: 6220 Culebra, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238
NAICS: 541712
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a lathe machine to bore a pipe. The employee went to extract metal shavings inside of the pipe when his right hand got caught in a pinch point. He sustained broken bones in his right hand, severed tendons in the right middle and index fingers, and skin removal on the top of his right hand, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown