Laboratory Tops, Inc.

Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels — TAYLOR, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Laboratory Tops, Inc. in TAYLOR, TEXAS
Employer Laboratory Tops, Inc. Report ID 2024010261
Address 206 Allison Drive City, State ZIP TAYLOR, TEXAS 76574
Event Date January 10, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels Body Part Trunk unspecified
Event Type Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source of Injury Industrial surfacing and finishing machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Conveyors roller, wheel
Industry (NAICS) 337127 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.57000, -97.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee had loaded a countertop into an edge finishing machine. The employee walked to the outgoing end of the machine, and when the material exited the machine, it pushed the employee into a roller table, resulting in trauma and internal bruising to her torso.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2024, a worker at Laboratory Tops, Inc. in TAYLOR, TEXAS suffered closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels to the trunk unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with industrial surfacing and finishing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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