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Garney Companies, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — HONEY GROVE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Garney Companies, Inc. in HONEY GROVE, TEXAS
Employer Garney Companies, Inc. Report ID 2020099108
Address FM 100 and Country Road 2735 City, State ZIP HONEY GROVE, TEXAS 75446
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 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.67000, -95.91000

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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