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3M Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BROWNWOOD, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at 3M Company in BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
Employer 3M Company Report ID 2020087407
Address 4501 Hwy 377 South City, State ZIP BROWNWOOD, TEXAS 76801
Event Date August 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Overhead hoists, unspecified
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.67000, -98.99000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were lowering a large roll using a hoist. One employee's hand was caught between the roll's steel core and a storage rack, causing a thumb injury with exposed tissue.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2020, a worker at 3M Company in BROWNWOOD, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with overhead hoists, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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