Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Chesapeake Peeler O pad, TILDEN, TEXAS 78072
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was helping a coworker change out a plug catcher. After re-inserting the screen, the employees attempted to attach the connection. As the connection cap was pushed forward to prepare it for threading, the loose bolts on the cap allowed for significant play and crushed the employee's left thumb between the cap and flange bolts. The employee's left thumb was partially amputated below the fingernail.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Oil drilling rigs and machinery
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