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Brock Services

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brock Services in WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
Employer Brock Services Report ID 2020043996
Address 4401 Highway 108 City, State ZIP WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA 70669
Event Date April 30, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.20000, -93.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an industrial vacuum machine when his right arm was pulled into the end of the hose while he was reaching down to pick it up. He experienced arm swelling that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2020, a worker at Brock Services in WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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