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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024098564 · 9/14/2024 · W&W Energy Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Pickup truck

Employer

Name
W&W Energy Services
Location
Point Energy CaveDear Pad 510 N. Lee, MONAHANS, TEXAS, 79756
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A crew was connecting a trailer to a pickup. The crew used a forklift to lift the trailer to put it on the receiver. The injured employee's left index finger was on the ball hitch when the forklift set the trailer down, resulting in amputation at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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