Warren Power & Machinery, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - WICHITA FALLS, Texas
| Employer | Warren Power & Machinery, Inc. |
| Address | Warren Cat, 1909 Jacksboro Hwy |
| City, State ZIP | WICHITA FALLS, Texas 76301 |
| Report ID | 2023010989 |
| Event Date | January 31, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Bulldozers |
| Secondary Source | Sledges, sledgehammers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.89631, -98.48306 |
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Incident Narrative
A two-person team was removing hydraulic cylinders from a bulldozer. The tooth of the ripper was removed and the frame was resting on wooden cribbing. The lower portion of the ripper frame remained connected to the unsupported H-frame by an articulating pin. The injured employee was using his left hand to hold the striking point of a side sledge hammer against the retaining pin of the cylinder being disconnected while a coworker used the hammer. Upon freeing the pin, the H-frame immediately settled toward the ground, causing the ripper frame to rotate around the articulating pin connecting it to the H-frame. The employee's left arm was caught between the frame and hammer, resulting in a forearm fracture.
Incident Summary
On January 31, 2023, a worker at Warren Power & Machinery, Inc. in WICHITA FALLS, Texas suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bulldozers 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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