Amputations

Name: Amputations at J & M Energy Services
Start: 4/25/2016

1 amputation · 2016043433 · 4/25/2016 · J & M Energy 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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: J & M Energy Services
Location: Pulling Unit, Rig #129, WT4 Well #71, Andrews County, ANDREWS, TEXAS, 79714
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were setting up pipe slips and the well-head ring needed to be centered. The injured employee was attempting to center the ring on the bottom of the flange. When the well flange came down, it caught his right pinky finger and smashed it at the joint. The finger was surgically amputated.

Source

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