Sky Power Turbine Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Crushing injuries — HALLSVILLE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sky Power Turbine Industries, Inc. in HALLSVILLE, Texas
Employer Sky Power Turbine Industries, Inc.
Address 2400 FM 3251
City, State ZIP HALLSVILLE, Texas 75650
Report ID 2017043473
Event Date April 18, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 333611
GPS Coordinates 32.53000, -94.58000

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Incident Narrative

An employee, who was observing a boring operation taking place inside a turbine shell, was sitting on planks (located on the horizontal joints of the turbine) and repositioning in order to stand inside the turbine where it would not be slippery when the boring bar caught and crushed the employee's right thumb.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2017, a worker at Sky Power Turbine Industries, Inc. in HALLSVILLE, Texas suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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