PPA Industries
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PASADENA, TEXAS
| Employer | PPA Industries | Report ID | 2019010117 |
| Address | 9041 Bay Area Blvd | City, State ZIP | PASADENA, TEXAS 77507 |
| Event Date | January 4, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333413 | Inspection # | 1386069 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.60000, -95.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of cardboard from a conveyor when one of his left-hand fingers was pinched between the bars and the cross member.
Incident Summary
On January 4, 2019, a worker at PPA Industries in PASADENA, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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