Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Name: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at MAV-TEC Testing Laboratories, LLC
Start: 7/10/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076706 · 7/10/2025 · MAV-TEC Testing Laboratories, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Sanding machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: MAV-TEC Testing Laboratories, LLC
Location: 618 Diamond Cut Drive, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78409
NAICS: 541380
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a horizontal belt sanding machine that rotates a metal sanding belt. The employee switched hands while the belt transitioned from left to right. When the machine's speed was adjusted, the employee s left hand was pulled into the machine and crushed. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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