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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021324 · 2/9/2017 · Rocker A Well Service, Inc.

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
Rocker A Well Service, Inc.
Location
Shalk on Jones #2 Rig 24, SPUR, TEXAS, 79370
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to run a sand line down a hole when the line stopped. The stopping motion threw a loop in the line. When the employee attempted to grab the line, it dropped down the hole and amputated three of his right-hand fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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