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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087492 · 8/11/2016 · Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals Construction 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
Threading and tapping machines
Secondary source
Wrenches-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals Construction Services, INC.
Location
9243 GULF BEACH HWY 82, CAMERON, LOUISIANA, 70631
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 2-inch screw pipe to remove a coupler. He used a pipe threading machine and pipe wrench to force the coupler to screw off. His right ring finger was pinched between the pipe wrench and the pipe threading machine, amputating his distal fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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