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NRG Energy

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Abrasions, scratches — THOMPSONS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NRG Energy in THOMPSONS, TEXAS
Employer NRG Energy Report ID 2017010446
Address 2500 Y. U. Jones Road City, State ZIP THOMPSONS, TEXAS 77481
Event Date January 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Abrasions, scratches Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.48000, -95.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on tube steps, leaning over and dumping a bag of cellulose into the hopper. As he was dumping, a piece of the bag went into the hopper. The employee used a stick to drag the paper out. His stomach hit the control lid that moves up and down catching his left arm between the lid and lip of the hopper. He slid his arm out causing an abrasion and swelling requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2017, a worker at NRG Energy in THOMPSONS, TEXAS suffered abrasions, scratches to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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