PYCO Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - LUBBOCK, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PYCO Industries, Inc. in LUBBOCK, Texas
Employer PYCO Industries, Inc.
Address 2901 Ave. A
City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, Texas 79404
Report ID 20231110678
Event Date November 20, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural
Industry (NAICS) 111191
Inspection # 1712656
GPS Coordinates 33.56585, -101.83595

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Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a hammer mill located in the lint room when his right hand got caught in the machine, resulting in an injury to the soft tissue of his hand. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On November 20, 2023, a worker at PYCO Industries, Inc. in LUBBOCK, Texas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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