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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017054457 · 5/16/2017 · Offshore Energy Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Tongs-powered

Employer

Name
Offshore Energy Services
Location
352 Thompson Road, HOUMA, LOUISIANA, 70363
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance on a hydraulic tong. He was using his left index finger to remove water from the top of the tong's ring gear when the machine was activated. The tong began to rotate and pinched his left index finger, partially amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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