Reliable Tire Disposal
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BURNET, TEXAS
| Employer | Reliable Tire Disposal | Report ID | 2015031216 |
| Address | 3345 Hwy 29 E. | City, State ZIP | BURNET, TEXAS 78611 |
| Event Date | March 16, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.77000, -98.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee reached into a recycling shredder conveyor to clear tire shred when his arm was pulled into the machine, which was running at the time.
Incident Summary
On March 16, 2015, a worker at Reliable Tire Disposal in BURNET, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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