Venture Metals
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
| Employer | Venture Metals | Report ID | 2015021230 |
| Address | 1900 - 1970 Crown Road | City, State ZIP | FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS 75234 |
| Event Date | February 7, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.92000, -96.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employee was performing maintenance on the Sweed machine. He opened the machine before turning it off and his hand became caught in the gears.
Incident Summary
On February 7, 2015, a worker at Venture Metals in FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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