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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20231211530 · 12/20/2023 · Scout Surface Solutions

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
Scout Surface Solutions
Location
5603 WCR 134, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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