Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at El Campo Compressor Rental, Inc., FM 2546 and FM 1160, EL CAMPO, TEXAS 77437
on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On 8/21/2017, an employee was checking a natural gas compressor at an oil and gas lease when his right hand was caught and severely lacerated between the fan blade and the frame of the compressor. His hand had to be medically amputated. The fan was running at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedAmputationHand(s), n.e.c.Oil drilling rigs and machinery
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