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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015021420 · 2/16/2015 · WCE Oilfield Services

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
Source
Pipe fittings, collars

Employer

Name
WCE Oilfield Services
Location
1004 Hwy 1804, WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA, 58854
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee had a finger surgically amputated after sustaining an injury while filling a tanker truck with water. The employee's pinky ring caught on a grease fitting while he was climbing off the truck stripping the skin from the center knuckle to the tip of his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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