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HEB Food and Drug

Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Avulsions, enucleations — SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HEB Food and Drug in SPRING, TEXAS
Employer HEB Food and Drug Report ID 2015075171
Address 3540 Rayford Road City, State ZIP SPRING, TEXAS 77386
Event Date July 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary Source Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.11000, -95.40000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee states that she was up on a ladder, grabbing something from a top shelf (riser). As she was coming down, she slipped, reached out, grabbed a wire that caught a ring on her left ring finger, and de-gloved her finger. The injured employee required surgery to repair the injury.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2015, a worker at HEB Food and Drug in SPRING, TEXAS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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