King Ranch, Inc.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries — ENCINO, TEXAS
| Employer | King Ranch, Inc. | Report ID | 2024021311 |
| Address | 175 South Business Hwy 281 | City, State ZIP | ENCINO, TEXAS 78353 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Vehicle trailers, trailing units |
| Secondary Source | Trucks unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 112111 | Inspection # | 1728812 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.22000, -98.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were hooking up a hydro excavation trailer to clean out water troughs. The injured employee was guiding employee 2 while she was backing up the truck to the trailer. The injured employee then began lowering the jack of the trailer to connect the trailer to the ball hitch on the truck. The trailer would not come down onto the ball hitch. The injured employee was manually adjusting the trailer when it came down and caught fingers on his left hand between the trailer s tongue and the ball hitch resulting in fractures.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2024, a worker at King Ranch, Inc. in ENCINO, TEXAS suffered nonfatal 'crushing' injuries to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with vehicle trailers, trailing units identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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