Speedway Erection Service Company, Inc.

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Speedway Erection Service Company, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Speedway Erection Service Company, Inc. Report ID 20161211959
Address 829 Nogalitos Street City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78204
Event Date December 27, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.40000, -98.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking alongside a forklift moving decking. He was wearing a harness because he would eventually have to go up to an elevated position. The lanyard from the harness became caught on a pipe, causing the employee to fall, which then caused the load to shift. Decking sheets then pinned the employee's left hand between a column and the sheets, injuring his ring finger.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2016, a worker at Speedway Erection Service Company, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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