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Diamond Plastics Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Crushing injuries — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Diamond Plastics Corporation in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Diamond Plastics Corporation Report ID 2021075928
Address 2323 Marshall Street City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79408
Event Date July 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 326122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -101.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a section of PVC pipe to a pipe rack when their left hand was caught and crushed between the section of pipe and the rack.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2021, a worker at Diamond Plastics Corporation in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with plastic, pvc, or rubber pipes and tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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