EL PASO ARC ELECTRIC INC.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EL PASO, TEXAS
| Employer | EL PASO ARC ELECTRIC INC. | Report ID | 2017032899 |
| Address | 12480 Pebble Hills | City, State ZIP | EL PASO, TEXAS 79938 |
| Event Date | March 31, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Boring, routing, notching machines |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | 1222112 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.78000, -106.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading drill rods when their gloved right hand got caught in the boring machine and was injured.
Incident Summary
On March 31, 2017, a worker at EL PASO ARC ELECTRIC INC. in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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