MID CITIES ERECTORS
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
| Employer | MID CITIES ERECTORS | Report ID | 2021043211 |
| Address | 4710 N Panam Expressway, HEB Warehouse | City, State ZIP | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78218 |
| Event Date | April 17, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Secondary Source | Beams-unattached metal | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.47000, -98.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving steel beams to the ground when his hand got caught between two beams resulting in broken fingers.
Incident Summary
On April 17, 2021, a worker at MID CITIES ERECTORS in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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