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Vela Brothers Painting, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Vela Brothers Painting, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Vela Brothers Painting, Inc. Report ID 20171211429
Address 7777 Forest Lane City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75230
Event Date December 1, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head, unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # 1282375
GPS Coordinates 32.91000, -96.77000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were moving a scissor lift from the third level to the fourth when another employee's head became pinned between a concrete beam and the top rail of the lift. The injured employee sustained multiple contusions to the chin, cheek bones, nose, temple and eye sockets.

Incident Summary

On December 1, 2017, a worker at Vela Brothers Painting, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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