MasTec Services, Inc.

Collapse, engulfment n.e.c. — Fractures — LAKEWAY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MasTec Services, Inc. in LAKEWAY, TEXAS
Employer MasTec Services, Inc. Report ID 2024087200
Address 137 Sailfish Street City, State ZIP LAKEWAY, TEXAS 78734
Event Date August 7, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Collapse, engulfment n.e.c. Source of Injury Exterior vehicle and machine parts n.e.c.
Secondary Source Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.37000, -97.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a digger derrick with an auger and bucket attachment as old power poles were being removed. Bolts on the machine's boom broke off, causing it to tip over. The employee struck the ground and suffered a broken femur.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2024, a worker at MasTec Services, Inc. in LAKEWAY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as collapse, engulfment n.e.c., with exterior vehicle and machine parts n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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