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Chart Industries

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — BEASLEY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Chart Industries in BEASLEY, TEXAS
Employer Chart Industries Report ID 20191111752
Address 9660 Grunwald Road City, State ZIP BEASLEY, TEXAS 77417
Event Date November 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 339999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.48000, -95.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a stuck 100-pound fiberglass fan blade from a mold. A wedge between the blade and the mold came out, and the blade dropped down and lacerated his right ring fingertip. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 12, 2019, a worker at Chart Industries in BEASLEY, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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