Central Air and Heating Service, Inc
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HARLINGEN, TEXAS
| Employer | Central Air and Heating Service, Inc | Report ID | 2021010454 |
| Address | 3028 Wilson Road | City, State ZIP | HARLINGEN, TEXAS 78552 |
| Event Date | January 18, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Building materials-solid elements, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.21000, -97.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and a coworker were lifting a roof curb to place it on a forklift when the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an injury that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On January 18, 2021, a worker at Central Air and Heating Service, Inc in HARLINGEN, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with building materials-solid elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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