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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016099268 · 9/30/2016 · Global Pressure

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Environmental and elemental conditions, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Global Pressure
Location
14909 Highway 80, MINDEN, LOUISIANA, 71055
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pressure testing oil and gas equipment. As the employee was removing the tube/pipe, high-pressure air and water released and amputated the employee's left-hand digits.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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