Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Production Downhole Services Inc.
Start: 6/5/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065121 · 6/5/2017 · Production Downhole Services Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pressurized air-blast
Secondary source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: Production Downhole Services Inc.
Location: 1602 HWy 83, DENVER CITY, TEXAS, 79323
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on equipment while pressuring the unit up to the correct PSI. His hand was on top of the equipment when the air punctured his hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown