Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pacesetter Drilling LLC, Dallas Keuchel 37-36 4307H, BIG LAKE, TEXAS 76932
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A crew was attempting to line up a catwalk with a vee-door. An employee's left hand was resting on the catwalk. The employee signaled the driller on the controls to move the catwalk. The vee-door, which was resting on the catwalk, then shook free and swung down, smashing the employee's left pinky finger.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedEntrances and exits, n.e.c.
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