HOBBS BONDED FIBERS
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WACO, TEXAS
| Employer | HOBBS BONDED FIBERS | Report ID | 2015041672 |
| Address | 200 S. COMMERCE | City, State ZIP | WACO, TEXAS 76710 |
| Event Date | April 1, 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 | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313230 | Inspection # | 1052569 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.51000, -97.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding trim into a roller when the machine became jammed. The employee went to the rear of the machine, opened the door, and began pulling fiber from the duct work. He reached into the back of the duct work towards the machine; his hand was injured by the rollers.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2015, a worker at HOBBS BONDED FIBERS in WACO, 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 textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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