Goodwill Industries Of South Texas, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - HARLINGEN, Texas
| Employer | Goodwill Industries Of South Texas, Inc. |
| Address | 702 Dixieland |
| City, State ZIP | HARLINGEN, Texas 78550 |
| Report ID | 2022032803 |
| Event Date | March 29, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Source of Injury | Banding, baling, strapping machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 813319 |
| Inspection # | 1587547 |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.18944, -97.72201 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was loading clothing into the baler machine when the machine caught her left arm wedging the arm between the front, interior wall of the baler machine's bale chamber door and the presser. The employee sustained multiple lacerations and arm fractures that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On March 29, 2022, a worker at Goodwill Industries Of South Texas, Inc. in HARLINGEN, Texas suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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