RES AMERICA CONSTRUCTION INC.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Fractures - EDEN, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at RES AMERICA CONSTRUCTION INC. in EDEN, Texas
Employer RES AMERICA CONSTRUCTION INC.
Address 2737 US HWY 83 N
City, State ZIP EDEN, Texas 76837
Report ID 2021031858
Event Date March 1, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Girders, beams, structural steel
Industry (NAICS) 237990
GPS Coordinates 31.25000, -99.84000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting one of the beams in a forklift when their left thumb became caught between the two support beams, resulting in bone fractures and a skin laceration.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2021, a worker at RES AMERICA CONSTRUCTION INC. in EDEN, Texas suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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