Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Exxon Mobil, 2805 Sycamore St, BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77701
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
While performing pump repairs, an employee got his right middle finger pinched between the coupling extender on the pump and the discharge piping flange resulting in amputation of the right middle fingertip.
On June 9, 2015, an employee wearing flame resistant clothing was retrieving samples of hot, 400 degrees F asphalt from a controlled sample point when he was splashed/sprayed by pressurized hot asphalt. He received second degree burns to his head, neck, chest, and both arms. He also received first and second degree burns on the right side of his face.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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