Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Savage Services Corporation, 14872 42nd Street NW, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee opened an access panel on a pipe rattler unit to adjust the pipe by hand. His right hand made contact with the pipe cleaning brush, which was still energized at the time, rubbing the skin on his hand away to the muscle layer.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedOil drilling rigs and machinery
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