Limeco, Incorporated

Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Limeco, Incorporated in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Limeco, Incorporated Report ID 2025065229
Address 4221 Schurmier Road City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77048
Event Date June 3, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source of Injury Excavators
Secondary Source Structural barriers unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.60000, -95.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was emptying bulk bags/sacks of lime into a lime pit. A sack fell into the lime pit. The employee was directing an excavator to pick it up when the excavator struck the employee, fracturing their left ankle against a concrete barrier.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2025, a worker at Limeco, Incorporated in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with excavators identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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