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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022076136 · 7/14/2022 · North Star Logistics LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
North Star Logistics LLC
Location
47 56'00.7"N, WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA, 58854
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 14, 2022, an employee was removing tongs from a tubing puller near a well site. The tongs were removed and the pulley was raised while the employee's hand was in a pinch point between a wire cable and a block. The employee suffered a thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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