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Central Air and Heating Services Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HARLINGEN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Central Air and Heating Services Inc. in HARLINGEN, TEXAS
Employer Central Air and Heating Services Inc. Report ID 2018044023
Address 3028 Wilson Road City, State ZIP HARLINGEN, TEXAS 78552
Event Date April 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.21000, -97.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling metal material in the rolling machine and pinched their left index finger in the roller.

Incident Summary

On April 26, 2018, a worker at Central Air and Heating Services Inc. in HARLINGEN, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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