Amputations

Name: Amputations at Northern Natural Gas Corporation
Start: 9/25/2015

1 amputation · 2015097081 · 9/25/2015 · Northern Natural Gas Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
Secondary source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Northern Natural Gas Corporation
Location: Plains Compressor Station, DENVER CITY, TEXAS, 79323
NAICS: 486210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a cooling fan and replacing the fan belt. The employee was using a screw driver to put the belt on when it slipped, catching the employee's finger between the pulley and fan belt. The employee's left fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown