ELMENDORF, TEXAS—
Haliburton Energy Services
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Haliburton Energy Services, 4375 S. Loop 1604 E., ELMENDORF, TEXAS 78112 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was washing up equipment located on a flatbed trailer in the wash bay. As the employee was moving around the equipment, the employee started to lose his footing and reached out and put his hand on the equipment. The equipment shifted pinching the employee's left ring finger between the two pieces of equipment. The finger was later amputated below the nail.
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