FEBRUARY
12, 2015
CAROLLTON,
TEXAS
Carrollton
police say a worker was unconscious after a water pipe burst at a construction
site Thursday morning. (Feb. 12, 2015)
Carrollton
police said a construction worker was injured when a pressurized pipe burst
Thursday morning.
Carrollton
Police Department spokeswoman Jolene Devito said the worker was unconscious
after the incident at a construction site in the 1400 block of East Trinity
Mills Road.
Officials
said two workers were pressure checking a pipe when something shot out of it
and hit one of the workers in the head.
The worker
was taken to Medical Center of Plano. His condition was not reported, but
officials said his injuries sound serious.
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS KILLED
OR INJURED BY A PREVENTABLE WORKPLACE HAZARD, THIS IS NO ACCIDENT. IT MEANS THE EMPLOYER FAILED TO PROTECT
WORKERS FROM DANGERS THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY, ILLNESS OR, NEEDLESS DEATH