J.B. Hunt Transport Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MESQUITE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at J.B. Hunt Transport Inc in MESQUITE, TEXAS
Employer J.B. Hunt Transport Inc Report ID 2017043221
Address 3020 E highway 80 City, State ZIP MESQUITE, TEXAS 75149
Event Date April 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # 1225258
GPS Coordinates 32.78000, -96.64000

Incident Narrative

On April 10, 2017, approximately 2:00 p.m. an employee was cleaning the belt of a live bottom asphalt trailer when her cleaning device and glove were caught in the belt pulling her in and injuring her right hand and forearm requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 10, 2017, a worker at J.B. Hunt Transport Inc in MESQUITE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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