Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at FCC Environmental Services Texas, LLC
Start: 8/9/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087240 · 8/9/2023 · FCC Environmental Services Texas, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: FCC Environmental Services Texas, LLC
Location: Houston Material Recovery Facility, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77078
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was performing preventive maintenance on machinery and retrieving a brush that fell into the conveyor belt. His right arm was then pinched between the conveyor belt and roller, resulting in a laceration from the employee's right elbow to the wrist. The injury required surgery and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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