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FMC Technologies

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FMC Technologies in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Employer FMC Technologies Report ID 2015074471
Address 342 Lantana st. City, State ZIP CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78408
Event Date July 9, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Container caps, lids, covers
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.79000, -97.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a seal on a valve operator. He placed the drum cover over the actuator piston using an overhead crane and was manipulating the drum while operating the crane controls. While attempting to lower the drum the final 2 inches, he inadvertently pushed the wrong button on the hoist control, causing the drum to move upward. As a result, his left thumb was pinched between the base plate and drum cover. There was no amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 9, 2015, a worker at FMC Technologies in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-pressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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