Texcon Utility
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — KYLE, TEXAS
| Employer | Texcon Utility | Report ID | 2023109136 |
| Address | 1024 Lehman Rd | City, State ZIP | KYLE, TEXAS 78640 |
| Event Date | October 3, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Pumps |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1701420 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.99000, -97.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were cleaning out a grout pump and using buckets of water to flush the pump. The injured employee went to dislodge a rock from inside the pump injection tube when it cycled and the swing tube pinched his hand between it and the injection tube. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the right hand that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On October 3, 2023, a worker at Texcon Utility in KYLE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with pumps identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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