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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2023010750 · 1/24/2023 · Rig Runner

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Grates

Employer

Name
Rig Runner
Location
Lincke Road & Kubala Store Road, YORKTOWN, TEXAS, 78164
NAICS
484230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing the center steel on an oilfield drilling rig. The employee was untying the metal grate while kneeling within it; the metal grate fell on the employee's left-hand fingers and crushed them. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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