Amputations

Name: Amputations at Z J Falcon, LTD
Start: 6/5/2018

1 amputation · 2018065485 · 6/5/2018 · Z J Falcon, LTD

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 regular operation
Source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: Z J Falcon, LTD
Location: Stewart Energy, PLAINS, TEXAS, 79355
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was securing a set of chains to the slip for the blowout preventer (BOP) when the tongs engaged causing the slip to grab pipe and begin to spin. The injured employee's right hand was caught between the slip and BOP, amputating the index fingertip.

Source

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