Fractures

Name: Fractures at Worldwide Machinery LTD
Start: 5/10/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054058 · 5/10/2022 · Worldwide Machinery LTD

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name: Worldwide Machinery LTD
Location: 16031 E Freeway Service Road, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS: 333249
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pin on a metal lathe when their hand got caught in the unguarded chuck of the lathe. The employee's left forearm, thumb, index and ring fingers were broken.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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