RESCAR COMPANIES, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - CHANNELVIEW, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at RESCAR COMPANIES, INC. in CHANNELVIEW, Texas
Employer RESCAR COMPANIES, INC.
Address 407 W Brentwood
City, State ZIP CHANNELVIEW, Texas 77530
Report ID 2019021879
Event Date February 20, 2019
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 Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488210
GPS Coordinates 29.77000, -95.14000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was positioning a steel plate to be welded to the bottom of a railroad car. His left index and middle fingers were caught and broken between the plate and the car. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2019, a worker at RESCAR COMPANIES, INC. in CHANNELVIEW, Texas suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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