Warfab Oilfield Services, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — LONGVIEW, TEXAS
| Employer | Warfab Oilfield Services, Inc. | Report ID | 20171211655 |
| Address | 607 Fisher Road | City, State ZIP | LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75606 |
| Event Date | December 8, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.49000, -94.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using his right hand to feed a piece of metal into an iron worker metal forming machine and his left hand to operate the foot pedal, which had been moved up to the work surface near the machine. His left hand then entered the vertical metal forming device and was compressed, fractured, and lacerated.
Incident Summary
On December 8, 2017, a worker at Warfab Oilfield Services, Inc. in LONGVIEW, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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