Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Knife River Corporation South
Start: 6/6/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065406 · 6/6/2025 · Knife River Corporation South

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Pumps except oil well
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Knife River Corporation South
Location: 6310 TX-21, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77807
NAICS: 212321
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the cylinder on a 55-gallon barrel pump. While he was cleaning built-up material from under the baseplate, the piston started moving and caught his thumb against the seat. Three-quarters of an inch of the thumb was degloved; he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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