Quietflex Manufacturing Company, LP
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Quietflex Manufacturing Company, LP | Report ID | 2017032038 |
| Address | 4518 BRITTMOORE RD. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041 |
| Event Date | March 4, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lower extremities, unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Hoses | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327993 | Inspection # | 1215162 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.84000, -95.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At approximately 8:25 a.m. on 3/4/2017, an employee was working on top of the cooling conveyor while cleaning the oven conveyor. The cleaning hose became caught in a gap between the oven roller and the conveyer unit and wrapped around his foot pulling both feet and lower legs into the gap. The employee was caught in and struck by the oven roller. The employee was admitted to the hospital with multiple fractures.
Incident Summary
On March 4, 2017, a worker at Quietflex Manufacturing Company, LP in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower extremities, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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