BMF Solutions
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS
| Employer | BMF Solutions | Report ID | 2015010184 |
| Address | 805 Ag Cleaver St. | City, State ZIP | PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS 77446 |
| Event Date | January 13, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.08000, -95.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was installing a back flow preventer in the vertical. The employee was using a chain fall and attempting to place a gasket between the piping. The chain fall "jumped" and the pipe landed on his left thumb, which was resting on the pipe's flange. The tip of this left thumb was amputated at the nail bed and could not be reattached. The incident occurred in the Ag Building fire pump room.
Incident Summary
On January 13, 2015, a worker at BMF Solutions in PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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