Williams Brother Construction Company, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures and dislocations — ARLINGTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Williams Brother Construction Company, Inc. in ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Employer Williams Brother Construction Company, Inc. Report ID 2017087697
Address 2019 Vrinker Ct. City, State ZIP ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011
Event Date August 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Bridges, dams, locks
Industry (NAICS) 236115 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.76000, -97.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing two splice plates for connection to a beam when the bottom splice plate fell open and onto a J-hook. His left-hand fingertips were pinched and fractured between the edge of the J-hook and the concrete bridge deck, and his left thumb was dislocated.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2017, a worker at Williams Brother Construction Company, Inc. in ARLINGTON, TEXAS suffered fractures and dislocations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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