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Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and burns — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas Report ID 2021054035
Address 715 28th Street City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79404
Event Date May 17, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and burns Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 453310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.56000, -101.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing a conveyor belt. After greasing the ports and gears, the employee restored energy to the machine. The employee's left hand was then caught between the bottom belt and the pressure roller. The employee suffered a fracture and a tendon injury to the left little finger and a forearm burn.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2021, a worker at Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered fractures and burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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