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Valley Prestressed Products Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Valley Prestressed Products Inc. in EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS
Employer Valley Prestressed Products Inc. Report ID 20191212856
Address 1520 Calhoun Road City, State ZIP EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS 77434
Event Date December 15, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.57000, -96.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee had hooked two concrete pilings to a travel lift crane. He was standing at the end of the pilings, holding a 2-inch by 4-inch by 3-foot board to use as a cushion between them. The board fell to the ground. While the employee was retrieving it, the pilings were lifted and pinched the employee's right arm.

Incident Summary

On December 15, 2019, a worker at Valley Prestressed Products Inc. in EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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