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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021075781 · 7/14/2021 · Byrd Oilfield Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Byrd Oilfield Services, LLC
Location
Pioneer 74, STANTON, TEXAS, 79782
NAICS
213111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were creating a joint in casing. When the employees reversed out the tongs, the tension in the casing pushed the tongs toward the injured employee. The injured employee's finger was pinched between the casing safety door and the tongs and their fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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