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JLE Industries LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Crushing injuries — BENWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JLE Industries LLC in BENWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer JLE Industries LLC Report ID 2016043577
Address 748 McMechen Street City, State ZIP BENWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA 26031
Event Date April 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
Secondary Source Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1145437
GPS Coordinates 40.01000, -80.73000

Incident Narrative

On April 22, 2016, at approximately 7:05am, an employee was hospitalized after being injured while moving a plastic water line on I-beams. The employee and a coworker were rolling a 14 inch diameter PVC pipe weighing approximately 300 lbs. and 15 feet in length across I-beam stands. During the roll, the pipe slipped off the I-beam and the employee's thumb was pinched between the I-beam and the pipe resulting in cuts and crushing injuries to the left thumb.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2016, a worker at JLE Industries LLC in BENWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with plastic, pvc, or rubber pipes and tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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