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Averitt Express Inc

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Averitt Express Inc in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Averitt Express Inc Report ID 2018032704
Address 5353 Westheimer RD City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056
Event Date March 19, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Elevators
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.73000, -95.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making a delivery and was closing the door to a freight elevator at the customer location. The door came down faster than expected and caught his left hand between the two metal doors resulting in a fractured left index finger.

Incident Summary

On March 19, 2018, a worker at Averitt Express Inc in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with elevators identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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