PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS, INC.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified - Crushing injuries - HOUSTON, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS, INC. in HOUSTON, Texas
Employer PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS, INC.
Address 3701 HOLMES RD
City, State ZIP HOUSTON, Texas 77051
Report ID 20171211772
Event Date December 12, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 332996
GPS Coordinates 29.67714, -95.37475

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Incident Narrative

While cleaning the expanding machine, an employee was about to replace the dies when he smashed his left thumb between the dies. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2017, a worker at PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS, INC. in HOUSTON, Texas suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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