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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021725 · 2/25/2016 · Blue Line Drilling Co

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
Towers, poles, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Structures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Blue Line Drilling Co
Location
County Road 2019, EDEN, TEXAS, 76837
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tightening a safety stand to a pole when the pole shifted, causing the safety stand to move and catch the employee's fingertip between the stand and pole. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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