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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2019054879 · 5/14/2019 · Forterra Pipe and Precast

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source
Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name
Forterra Pipe and Precast
Location
2138 Highway 67 South, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS, 75104
NAICS
327332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a 48-inch x 8-foot long pipe from a machine when the employee's fingers were smashed between the pipe and an I-beam.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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