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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171211428 · 12/1/2017 · National Oilwell Varco

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
National Oilwell Varco
Location
8018 Breen Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
NAICS
333132
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning pipe rollers next to a pipe threading machine when his hand was caught between a pipe and the rollers, amputating his right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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