Brace Integrated Services, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — KARNES CITY, TEXAS
| Employer | Brace Integrated Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2018054350 |
| Address | 1860 FM 99 | City, State ZIP | KARNES CITY, TEXAS 78118 |
| Event Date | May 4, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-self-supporting staging |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.87000, -97.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On May 4, 2018, an employee started to build a scaffold when the vertical scaffold leg fell and hit the cross braces. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the cross braces and the vertical scaffold leg. His left ring fingertip was amputated (no bone loss).
Incident Summary
On May 4, 2018, a worker at Brace Integrated Services, Inc. in KARNES CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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