RWE Renewables Americas, LLC
Entangled in other object or equipment — Fractures — RAYMONDVILLE, Texas
| Employer | RWE Renewables Americas, LLC |
| Address | 12550 Pennington Rd, Lat 26' 2738 Lon -97' 3857 |
| City, State ZIP | RAYMONDVILLE, Texas 78580 |
| Report ID | 20211210506 |
| Event Date | December 7, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Wire, cables-nonelectrical |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221115 |
| Inspection # | 1568265 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.47000, -97.69000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was in the process of dropping a 10-millimeter wire cable spooled up in a wind turbine's nacelle and lowering it approximately 300 feet down the turbine's tower. There are four total cables to be dropped down, each weighing 90 pounds. As the technician was lowering one of the cables, it became tangled. Trying to untangle the cable, the technician's hand and wrist got caught in the wire cable, resulting in a broken wrist and torn skin around the wrist and hand.
Incident Summary
On December 7, 2021, a worker at RWE Renewables Americas, LLC in RAYMONDVILLE, Texas suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.
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