BELL HELICOPTER
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | BELL HELICOPTER | Report ID | 2022053863 |
| Address | 3255 Bell Helicopter Blvd | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76118 |
| Event Date | May 4, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.80000, -97.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a portable ladder reach an electronic panel on the opener mechanism. The employee lost balance and raised his arm overhead to stabilizing himself and his middle finger got caught between the opener mechanism's roller chain and a gear. The employee sustained injury to their middle finger.
Incident Summary
On May 4, 2022, a worker at BELL HELICOPTER in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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