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Colorado River Constructors

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — AUSTIN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Colorado River Constructors in AUSTIN, TEXAS
Employer Colorado River Constructors Report ID 2019011161
Address 183 South and Highway 71 City, State ZIP AUSTIN, TEXAS 78774
Event Date January 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Bricks, blocks, structural stone, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Bricks, blocks, structural stone, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.28000, -97.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to correct a rubber seal that had flipped upside down when a concrete panel shifted and crushed the employee's leg between it and another concrete panel. The employee suffered a left femur fracture and left knee laceration.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2019, a worker at Colorado River Constructors in AUSTIN, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bricks, blocks, structural stone, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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