Keeley Construction Group
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — MARION, TEXAS
| Employer | Keeley Construction Group | Report ID | 2022054036 |
| Address | AWE Texas Transmission Plant | City, State ZIP | MARION, TEXAS 78124 |
| Event Date | May 9, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.56000, -98.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was spotting a co-worker who was using an extended boom of a powered industrial truck to unload steel beams onto the forks of the truck. A beam on the forklift got caught on 4x4 cribbing. When the employee saw the beam caught on the cribbing, he told the operator to lift the forks. The beams then slid toward the front of the forks and crushed three toes on his right foot between beams. The employee suffered three toe fractures, lacerations, and skin loss.
Incident Summary
On May 9, 2022, a worker at Keeley Construction Group in MARION, TEXAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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