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Amputations involving bone loss

1 hospitalization · 2025089751 · 8/25/2025 · Southern Connections and Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Rig tongs, power tongs
Secondary source
Transmissions, gears

Employer

Name
Southern Connections and Services
Location
5710 farm to market 715, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79703
NAICS
541618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was fixing hydraulic tongs when the tong gears amputated their left hand, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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