Amputations

Name: Amputations at Discovery Oil & Wind Energy Services, LLC
Start: 7/18/2017

1 amputation · 2017076685 · 7/18/2017 · Discovery Oil & Wind Energy Services, LLC

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: Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Discovery Oil & Wind Energy Services, LLC
Location: EDF Renewable Services, ADRIAN, TEXAS, 79001
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic machine to test the torque on some nacelle bolts. The employee was placing the hydraulic head on the bolts when a coworker activated the machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the machine and the bolt, amputating the first digit.

Source

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