Team Industrial Services, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Team Industrial Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2021053937 |
| Address | Lyondell Houston Refinery, 12000 Lawndale | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77017 |
| Event Date | May 13, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.67000, -95.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping perform an inflatable line stop. During the line stop installation, the launch tube slid into the open valve, pinching the employee's left thumb between the locking clamp and the set point stopping block. The thumb was broken and lacerated.
Incident Summary
On May 13, 2021, a worker at Team Industrial Services, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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