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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087509 · 8/15/2024 · Premier Drill Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Welding machinery
Secondary source
Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name
Premier Drill Products, LLC
Location
7401 Mesa Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77028
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 15, 2024, at approximately 9:45 AM, an employee was adjusting/turning pipe when the clamps of the inertia welding machine were activated and pinched three of their left hand fingers. The employee sustained amputations to their thumb, index, and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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