Amputations

Name: Amputations at NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
Start: 3/17/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021032306 · 3/17/2021 · NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
Location: 12950 WEST LITTLE YORK ROAD, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 333132
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a torque gun to loosen a bonnet bolt on a blowout preventer door. The torque gun swung around and struck his left middle finger, causing the amputation of half of the finger.

Source

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