Amputations

Name: Amputations at Worley Field Services
Start: 3/6/2023

1 amputation · 2023032052 · 3/6/2023 · Worley Field Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Impact wrenches-powered

Employer

Name: Worley Field Services
Location: 9502 Bayport Blvd., PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS: 561790
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a nut from a bolt with a torque gun. The employee was holding the torque gun with his left hand and went to move the actuating arm and the chain when his right index finger was pinched between the actuating arm and the nut. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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