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Mister Car Wash

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mister Car Wash in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Mister Car Wash Report ID 20161110639
Address 6001 82nd Street City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79424
Event Date November 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lower extremities, unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Car or vehicle washing machinery
Industry (NAICS) 811192 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.51000, -101.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing daily functions when his foot or leg became caught in a car wash tunnel conveyor.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2016, a worker at Mister Car Wash in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower extremities, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with car or vehicle washing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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