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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021724 · 2/21/2020 · JK WILSON

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
JK WILSON
Location
Carpenter Thompson 4H well, KARNES CITY, TEXAS, 78118
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was acting as a spotter for the loading of a rig pump. The employee tried to remove a pin that was in the way of the resting point of the pump and his right thumb was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation of the thumb at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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