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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2020109432 · 10/4/2020 · Universal Plant Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Universal Plant Services, Inc.
Location
59000 State Hwy 225, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While removing sections of steel piping, an employee grabbed the cable of a winch. His left hand was pulled into the snatch block between the cable and pulley, crushing four fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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