Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at La Feria Co-Op Gin & Supply
Start: 9/11/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098394 · 9/11/2023 · La Feria Co-Op Gin & Supply

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name: La Feria Co-Op Gin & Supply
Location: 14415 U.S. 83 Business, HARLINGEN, TEXAS, 78550
NAICS: 115111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing a bale press machine when a bale didn't get kicked out onto the conveyor. The employee went to push the bale out and the bottom ram came up and trapped their hand between the top ram and the bale. The employee sustained a crush injury to their hand.

Source

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