Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fort Berthold Services, LLC, Hereford Federal 6-20H1, KEENE, NORTH DAKOTA 58847
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was moving the tubing tongs on a workover rig over the head when the tongs caught the head and the level became stuck while the motor was in high gear, causing his gloved hand to become wrapped in the coil. His left distal phalange was degloved, resulting in an amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedOil drilling rigs and machinery
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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