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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065729 · 6/27/2016 · EP Energy LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Source
Gates
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
EP Energy LLC
Location
Hixon Central Lease-Main Gate, COTULLA, TEXAS, 78014
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee arrived at a worksite, opened the lease gate, drove the vehicle through the gate, and exited the vehicle to close the gate when the wind caught it. The employee tried to block the gate from hitting the company vehicle. The gate caught his thumb between it and the vehicle door, amputating flesh on his left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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