Amputations

Name: Amputations at Enerplus Resources (USA) Corporation
Start: 7/27/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022076589 · 7/27/2022 · Enerplus Resources (USA) Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Pumps
Secondary source: Screwdrivers-power not determined

Employer

Name: Enerplus Resources (USA) Corporation
Location: 950 17th Street Suite 2200, DENVER, COLORADO, 80203
NAICS: 211111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a screwdriver to scrape wax off a pump. His hand was pulled into the stuffing box, and the rod inside the box broke his thumb and caused amputations to his fingertips.

Source

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