Garney Companies, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - HONEY GROVE, Texas
| Employer | Garney Companies, Inc. |
| Address | FM 100 and Country Road 2735 |
| City, State ZIP | HONEY GROVE, Texas 75446 |
| Report ID | 2020099108 |
| Event Date | September 25, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple arm locations, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Tunneling machines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.67000, -95.91000 |
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Incident Narrative
A crew was using a hydraulic tunneling jack to push a carrier pipe into a tunnel. An employee was adjusting the rigging on the tunnel jack machine when the push plate became dislodged from the end of the pipe and fell. The plate struck the employee and came to rest on the backside of the tunnel pit. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the left humerus, a fractured right ulna, and lacerations to the head and knees.
Incident Summary
On September 25, 2020, a worker at Garney Companies, Inc. in HONEY GROVE, Texas suffered fractures to the multiple arm locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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