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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098662 · 9/9/2017 · Bison Drilling & Field 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Bison Drilling & Field Services LLC
Location
Hamlin #19-8, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79720
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was nippling up a blowout preventer at a drill site when the employee's hand was caught between a blind ram and 4-inch gauge sealer valve, crushing the right pinky finger. The employee's pinky finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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