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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2018010424 · 1/13/2018 · Thompson Pipe Group, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Thompson Pipe Group, Inc.
Location
1003 MacArthur Blvd, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75050
NAICS
327332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing tape from a pipe in a machine when his hand was caught between the pipe and a roller. Skin was removed from his hand, and his thumb broke in two places, requiring hospitalization. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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