Best Block Construction Materials
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - DALLAS, Texas
| Employer | Best Block Construction Materials |
| Address | 2202 Chalk Hill Road |
| City, State ZIP | DALLAS, Texas 75212 |
| Report ID | 2019076693 |
| Event Date | July 2, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Source of Injury | Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327331 |
| Inspection # | 1414195 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.77016, -96.90299 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was making adjustments on a flag indicator for a block unloader machine. The employee had climbed up onto a 12-foot-high block rack to access the flags and make the adjustments. The employee placed his right hand on the track as the unloader returned to gather another row of palletized bricks. The unloader then crushed his fingers, resulting in broken bones, cuts, and severed tendons in the right index finger, as well as cuts and a partially severed tendon to the right middle finger.
Incident Summary
On July 2, 2019, a worker at Best Block Construction Materials in DALLAS, Texas suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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