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Alamo Concrete Products Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Alamo Concrete Products Company in EDINBURG, TEXAS
Employer Alamo Concrete Products Company Report ID 2019076678
Address 100 N Closner Blvd City, State ZIP EDINBURG, TEXAS 78539
Event Date July 2, 2019 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 Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
Industry (NAICS) 327320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.30000, -98.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving the chute on a ready-mix truck. The chute was opened and the employee's right-hand fingers were caught between two folding parts of the chute. The middle and little fingers were broken and the ring finger was dislocated.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2019, a worker at Alamo Concrete Products Company in EDINBURG, 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 cement truck, concrete mixer truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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