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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023065137 · 6/10/2023 · Universal Pressure Pumping, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Universal Pressure Pumping, Inc.
Location
2198 University Drive, LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15456
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving an 1,100-pound fluid end backing plate using a fork truck. The plate had shifted out of place. When the employee went to reposition the plate on the forks, the plate slipped and caught their left middle finger against the forks, resulting in partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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