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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010747 · 1/25/2022 · Tilley Oilfield Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Tilley Oilfield Services, LLC
Location
Citation Oil & Gas well site, VELMA, OKLAHOMA, 73491
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been using tubing tongs to tighten loose bolts on a hanger bracket. As the employee was setting the tongs down, they triggered while the employee's fingers were between the tong clamps. The employee suffered an amputation to the right middle fingertip, as well as crushing injuries to the index and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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