Nelson Refrigeration

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CLEBURNE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Nelson Refrigeration in CLEBURNE, TEXAS
Employer Nelson Refrigeration Report ID 2015010134
Address 600 W. Henderson St. City, State ZIP CLEBURNE, TEXAS 76033
Event Date January 6, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.34000, -97.39000

Incident Narrative

Employee was cutting a 10-foot length of 6-inch PVC pipe into 10-inch sections. He was using a chop saw that was on a pivot because the tool he had been using would not cut the pipe. The employee was using his hand to hold the pipe. His hand got pulled into the blade.

Incident Summary

On January 6, 2015, a worker at Nelson Refrigeration in CLEBURNE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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