PPA Industries

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PASADENA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PPA Industries in 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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