Kinder Morgan Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EL PASO, TEXAS
| Employer | Kinder Morgan Inc. | Report ID | 20171211848 |
| Address | Lat: 31.6833590, Long. -105.9489346 | City, State ZIP | EL PASO, TEXAS 79928 |
| Event Date | December 13, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 486210 | Inspection # | 1283704 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.65000, -106.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee's right middle finger was pinched between two filter element retaining plates while installing the plates as part of a filter replacement task.
Incident Summary
On December 13, 2017, a worker at Kinder Morgan Inc. in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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