Fractures

Name: Fractures at Ark-La-Tex
Start: 4/22/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043754 · 4/22/2025 · Ark-La-Tex

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source: Sledges, sledgehammers
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Ark-La-Tex
Location: 425 McMurrey Dr, TYLER, TEXAS, 75701
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to drive stakes into the ground to secure PVC conduit. The employee's right index finger was caught between the pipe being driven and the sledgehammer, resulting in a compound fracture of the distal phalanges.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown