Integrity Mechanical Specialist-IMS
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
| Employer | Integrity Mechanical Specialist-IMS | Report ID | 20161110670 |
| Address | Joe Fulton Corridor | City, State ZIP | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78402 |
| Event Date | November 13, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Bundles, bales | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.82000, -97.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was giving hand signals to a powered industrial truck (PIT) operator who was pushing pipe around the yard. When he motioned the operator to lower a bundle, his hand was caught between the fork of the PIT and the pipe bundle, lacerating and fracturing his right thumb.
Incident Summary
On November 13, 2016, a worker at Integrity Mechanical Specialist-IMS in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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