Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shebester Bechtel, Inc. , HWY 47 and County Rd. 2310 South CR 880 West 1.25 mile on lease rd. , THOMAS, OKLAHOMA 73669
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
During rig down operations, an employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
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