SETX Industry

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SETX Industry in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer SETX Industry Report ID 20181112247
Address 13609 Industrial Road City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77015
Event Date November 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.74000, -95.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to lower a wind wall. As he lowered the piece into place, it crushed the fingers on his left hand. The nail bed had to be surgically removed and two fingers were fractured.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2018, a worker at SETX Industry in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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