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Intracranial injuries, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021010780 · 1/28/2021 · Southwire Company, LC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Lathes, unspecified
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Southwire Company, LC
Location
7514 Alabonson Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77088
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While walking between an operator station and the edge of a lathe in operation, an employee's shirt was caught by a 2-inch diameter piece of bar stock on the lathe. The employee fell to the ground and hit his head. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and an injury to the left arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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