FX5 Construction

Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — DECATUR, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FX5 Construction in DECATUR, Texas
Employer FX5 Construction
Address 1481 Farm to Market Road 2264
City, State ZIP DECATUR, Texas 76234
Report ID 2025032534
Event Date March 17, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source of Injury Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 237130
GPS Coordinates 33.19000, -97.51000

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Incident Narrative

On 3/17/2025, at 10:10 AM, two power poles were being framed at the same time on the back of a trailer. The injured employee reached to the other side of his pole to hold a nut for a bolt that was being pushed through. The employee on the other pole was drilling through his pole. The drill bit pushed through and contacted the injured employee's left little finger. The drill bit punctured the fingernail, causing a laceration and fracture.

Incident Summary

On March 17, 2025, a worker at FX5 Construction in DECATUR, Texas suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment n.e.c., with drills, braces, drivers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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