Amputations

Name: Amputations at Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
Start: 7/27/2021

1 amputation · 2021076197 · 7/27/2021 · Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation

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: Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
Location: Off Laurel Creek Road, BRENTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24818
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee raised a well pump jack and placed the top and bottom rod clamps on the lifting rod. The bottom rod clamp slipped, causing the well pump jack to lower and amputate the employee's left thumb.

Source

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