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Merchants Metals, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Merchants Metals, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Merchants Metals, LLC Report ID 2020010700
Address 4901 Langley Road City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77093
Event Date January 22, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332323 Inspection # 1458015
GPS Coordinates 29.86000, -95.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance on a fence weaver machine. The machine activated, and a rotating shaft caught his hand. His right arm was wrapped around the shaft and suffered multiple fractures.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2020, a worker at Merchants Metals, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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