EXEL, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EXEL, INC. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer EXEL, INC. Report ID 2015074620
Address 8833 CITYPARK LOOP City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77013
Event Date July 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 488999 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.80000, -95.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was monitoring a palletizer machine. The employee climbed up onto the machine to clear a jam at which time the machine completed its cycle. The employee suffered an injury to her right ankle and was admitted to the hospital for treatment and surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2015, a worker at EXEL, INC. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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