Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BLATTNER ENERGY INC, 272863 E County Road 52, AMES, OKLAHOMA 73718
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing bolts from a crane to disconnect the crane from a wind tower. When the crane was being lifted up, the employee's left hand caught on a bolt and was pulled into the bolt, resulting in an amputated thumb and ring finger.
An employee was repositioning a crane to a different location when the crane tipped over onto its side. The employee jumped off the crane 10-12 feet to the ground below, resulting in multiple fractured back vertebrae.
An employee was aligning the butt section of a wind turbine when his left middle finger was struck by the reaction arm when it extended, resulting in amputation to the first knuckle.
An employee was using a torquing tool to torque down bolts on the blades in a wind turbine. As he began to tighten a nut, his finger became caught between the torquing tool and the wall of the hub. The employee sustained an avulsion fracture to a finger.
An employee was using a dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP) tester when his left ring fingertip got caught between the weight and the top of the tool. The fingertip was crushed.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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