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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015107308 · 10/1/2015 · Breaux Machine Works LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Suits, coats, jackets

Employer

Name
Breaux Machine Works LP
Location
13842 Hirschfield Rd., TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77377
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was machining a bolt when his jacket got caught in the chuck of a horizontal lathe, which in turn pulled him into the rotating parts of the lathe. He injured his left hand and lacerated his head, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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