Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Forterra Building Products, 11201 FM 529 , HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a pipe machine when it malfunctioned and cycled, catching him in a pinch point and injuring his right hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Machinery, unspecified
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