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MARIO SINACOLA & SONS EXCAVATING, INC.

Entangled in other object or equipment — Fractures — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MARIO SINACOLA & SONS EXCAVATING, INC. in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Employer MARIO SINACOLA & SONS EXCAVATING, INC. Report ID 2016087532
Address Great South Western jobsite, 950 E. Avenue K City, State ZIP GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050
Event Date August 12, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Backhoes, trackhoes
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.76000, -97.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was signaling a backhoe while doing excavation. His hand was holding onto a chain that was attached to a trench box and the backhoe. He signaled the backhoe, which moved the trench box. When the weight shifted, the employee's hand was pinched by the chain, avulsing and fracturing his left ring finger.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2016, a worker at MARIO SINACOLA & SONS EXCAVATING, INC. in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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