Southeast Texas Industrial Services
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — ORANGE, TEXAS
| Employer | Southeast Texas Industrial Services | Report ID | 2018010592 |
| Address | North Hwy 87 | City, State ZIP | ORANGE, TEXAS 77630 |
| Event Date | January 18, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.09000, -93.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually loading pipes onto a low boy when the pipes slipped and pinched one of his left fingers, fracturing and lacerating it.
Incident Summary
On January 18, 2018, a worker at Southeast Texas Industrial Services in ORANGE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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