Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tolunay-Wong Engineering, Inc.
Start: 7/10/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020076441 · 7/10/2020 · Tolunay-Wong Engineering, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Tolunay-Wong Engineering, Inc.
Location: 1801 South Gulfway Drive, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
NAICS: 541330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a surface casing of a drill rig, pulling it up with the drill pipe. His right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the mast and the casing. The thumb tuft was amputated, along with the soft tissue of the thumb tip.

Source

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