Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Keppel AmFELS, LLC
Start: 8/24/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022087511 · 8/24/2022 · Keppel AmFELS, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
Source: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Structures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Keppel AmFELS, LLC
Location: 20000 State Hwy 48 East, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78523
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a torch to trim the foundation for a compressed air tank so the tank would fit in place. His left hand was caught between the tank and the steel bar foundation structure; the hand was crushed and burned.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown