Midwest Fabrication and Construction
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PLAINVIEW, TEXAS
| Employer | Midwest Fabrication and Construction | Report ID | 2022097937 |
| Address | White Energy Ethanol Plant, 2698 East US Hwy 70 | City, State ZIP | PLAINVIEW, TEXAS 79072 |
| Event Date | September 7, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Secondary Source | Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | 1623088 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.17000, -101.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a sprocket for a conveyor. An adjacent conveyor was turned on and caught a welder's blanket that had been covering part of it. The blanket wrapped around the employee's left foot and dragged the employee's leg into the conveyor, causing severe injury to the leg and the foot. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On September 7, 2022, a worker at Midwest Fabrication and Construction in PLAINVIEW, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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