Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EL PASO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Report ID 2018043691
Address 6500 N. Desert Blvd. City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79912
Event Date April 17, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # 1309461
GPS Coordinates 31.89000, -106.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic press on a hub when something slipped and struck his left thumb.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2018, a worker at Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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