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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019076841 · 7/8/2019 · Elite Compression Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Secondary source
Turning handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Elite Compression Services, LLC
Location
Hynes CDP Well, ZAPATA, TEXAS, 78076
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a natural gas compressor. He was turning over an engine by barring over when his left pinky finger was caught between the bar and the guard for the bull wheel. Two centimeters of the tip were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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