S&B Engineers and Constructors, LTD

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — OLD OCEAN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at S&B Engineers and Constructors, LTD in OLD OCEAN, TEXAS
Employer S&B Engineers and Constructors, LTD Report ID 2019055186
Address SHP2 Project SH 35, At Loop 419 Gate 140 City, State ZIP OLD OCEAN, TEXAS 77463
Event Date May 22, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cranes-other mobile cranes
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # 1405026
GPS Coordinates 28.71000, -96.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was caught between a counter weight and the crane outrigger when the outrigger slipped during crane assembly. The employee sustained approximately 4-5 fractured ribs and a fractured T12 vertebra.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2019, a worker at S&B Engineers and Constructors, LTD in OLD OCEAN, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with parts and materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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