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QUESTCO, INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at QUESTCO, INC. in HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
Employer QUESTCO, INC. Report ID 2018010967
Address 5607 Central Avenue City, State ZIP HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 71913
Event Date January 29, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
Industry (NAICS) 332321 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.42000, -93.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting pieces of 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe when his right arm was caught between two pieces of pipe as they were being joined. His right arm broke.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2018, a worker at QUESTCO, INC. in HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with concrete or clay pipes and conduits identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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