← OSHA severe injury reports

Fractures

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024076522 · 7/17/2024 · National Oilwell Varco

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object tipping over
Source
Gripping and turning handtools n.e.c.
Secondary source
Elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified

Employer

Name
National Oilwell Varco
Location
12000 W Little York Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77091
NAICS
333132
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was relocating rigging and the rigging chains did not clear a piston puller. The piston puller was caught in the rigging and pulled over. It tipped over and landed on his left ankle, fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown