TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation - Fractures - AUSTIN, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC. in AUSTIN, Texas
Employer TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Address 1 Tesla Road
City, State ZIP AUSTIN, Texas 78725
Report ID 2024042910
Event Date April 2, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), except finger(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source of Injury Lathes
Secondary Source Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating
Industry (NAICS) 221118
GPS Coordinates 30.22193, -97.61877

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using an emery cloth and a lathe to polish pins when their glove was pulled into a pinch point between the spinning pin and the cloth. This resulted in a laceration to the left index finger and a metacarpal fracture requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 2, 2024, a worker at TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC. in AUSTIN, Texas suffered fractures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with lathes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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