Merfish Pipe & Supply
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Merfish Pipe & Supply | Report ID | 20161110421 |
| Address | 1211 Kress St. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77020 |
| Event Date | November 4, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. | Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Bundles, bales |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | 1190045 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.76000, -95.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and a coworker were working to move a stack of pipes. The coworker was operating a forklift and taking layers of bundled pipe from off the stack and moving it to another area. The employee was placing wood boards between the layers of pipe on the new stack being made. During this operation, the employee on the ground walked behind the taller stack of bundled pipes to recover some more wood for the next layer of pipe; at the same time, the coworker was using the forklift to pick up the next layer to be moved. One of the forks on the forklift knocked one of the bundles of pipe from the next lower layer, causing it to hit the employee in the arm and foot, causing a skin and muscle avulsion on his arm and crushing/amputating his foot.
Incident Summary
On November 4, 2016, a worker at Merfish Pipe & Supply in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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