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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191213002 · 12/18/2019 · Fort Berthold Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Fort Berthold Services, LLC
Location
Hereford Federal 6-20H1, KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA, 58847
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving the tubing tongs on a workover rig over the head when the tongs caught the head and the level became stuck while the motor was in high gear, causing his gloved hand to become wrapped in the coil. His left distal phalange was degloved, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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