HRP Brownsville, LLC
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Crushing injuries — BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
| Employer | HRP Brownsville, LLC | Report ID | 2019054611 |
| Address | 16200 Joe Garza Sr Road | City, State ZIP | BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS 78521 |
| Event Date | May 6, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scrap metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 | Inspection # | 1399393 |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.96000, -97.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to move pieces of scrap metal. When the magnet crane was loading the scrap metal, the employee's left ring finger was caught and crushed between two pieces of scrap metal. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On May 6, 2019, a worker at HRP Brownsville, LLC in BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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