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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018088946 · 8/29/2018 · TA Textiles, LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
TA Textiles, LLC.
Location
6104 Donoho St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77033
NAICS
448190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing plastic film on top of a textile baling machine. The baler was activated and its top plate crushed the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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