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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021817 · 2/26/2016 · Boelens Well Service

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 running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Boelens Well Service
Location
Well Site MUTUAL4-30H, WALDEN, COLORADO, 80480
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee experienced an amputation of the left pinky finger while guiding a rod out of a well. The rod was sticky and grabbed the employee's gloved left hand and spun it counterclockwise resulting in the amputation of the pinky finger and dislocation of the ring and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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