BMC West LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
| Employer | BMC West LLC | Report ID | 20201110437 |
| Address | 1800 Diplomat Drive | City, State ZIP | FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS 75234 |
| Event Date | November 3, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238150 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.92000, -96.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was throwing trash into a dumpster with a half yard hopper. The hopper tipped into the dumpster and its metal bottom edge caught his middle finger against the top edge of the dumpster. The fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 3, 2020, a worker at BMC West LLC in FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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