Amputations

Name: Amputations at PumpCo Energy Services, Inc.
Start: 10/15/2015

1 amputation · 2015107710 · 10/15/2015 · PumpCo Energy Services, Inc.

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: Tires, except bike
Secondary source: Wheels, tire rims

Employer

Name: PumpCo Energy Services, Inc.
Location: Baker Deforest 8H, GONZALES, TEXAS, 78629
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was putting air into a tire and having trouble getting the tire bead to seal. The employee put a rag in between the rim and tire to assist the seal. When the employee went to remove the rag, the tire sealed and caught his right index finger, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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