# Fractures at BMWC Constructors Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024031938` · 3/2/2024 · LIMA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Pipes, tubes  metal
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
## Employer
- **Name:** BMWC Constructors Inc
- **Location:** 3434 S. Dixie Hwy, LIMA, OHIO, 45804
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 4:00 p.m. on March 2, 2024, employees were preparing a 6-inch carbon steel pipe to be installed on a 21-foot-long, 8-foot-wide pipe rack. An employee's right little finger was pinched between the pipe and the rack, causing a laceration and fracture. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*