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Universal Bookbindery Inc

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Crushing injuries — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Universal Bookbindery Inc in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Universal Bookbindery Inc Report ID 2023087655
Address 1200 North Colorado Street City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78207
Event Date August 21, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 323117 Inspection # 1694263
GPS Coordinates 29.43000, -98.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up a board-cutting machine when their right hand was caught in the machine. The employee sustained a crush injury to the hand that involved the tendons.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2023, a worker at Universal Bookbindery Inc in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with printing machinery and equipment, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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