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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017043659 · 4/24/2017 · NOV Fiber Glass Systems Engineering

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
NOV Fiber Glass Systems Engineering
Location
2425 S.W. 36 St., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78237
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working checking the hydraulics on the winder machine when his hand was caught in a pinch point. The employee suffered a laceration to the right palm and a fractured thumb. The hydraulic portion of the machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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