Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Berexco LLC, Berexco, LLC, TRENTON, NEBRASKA 69044
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was setting up a well rig when the counterweights spun free and caught his fingers. He suffered an amputation to the right ring finger at the top knuckle and an amputation to the right little finger at the tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Oil drilling rigs and machinery
An employee was using a motorized saw to cut the top off a test barrel. His left glove got caught and pulled into the saw, resulting in amputation of the index fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was lowering rods into an oil well when a clamp slipped and crushed their left thumb and index finger, resulting in amputation of the index finger.
An employee was doing repair work on an oil/gas well. While the rods were being spaced out, the elevator caught the bottom of the horse's head and knocked it off. It hit the ground and rolled over on top of the employee, who was working on the floor. The employee suffered a broken pelvis and a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a pumping unit with a winch truck. The winch cable bounced, striking the employee in the head. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a dozer into a trailer when he fell off the dozer onto the trailer platform and then onto the ground, resulting in a laceration to his left elbow.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 213111)
An employee was stepping down off a 6-inch containment platform to finish loading his truck, when his right ankle rolled. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula at the right ankle and required surgery.
A service crew was pulling a pump and motor from a well. After breaking a joint of pipe loose from another joint, an employee grabbed the chain tongs to prevent the pipe from spinning in the well, so the crew could continue taking it apart. The bolt that attaches the chain to the handle of the chain tongs broke, causing the chain to swing around and strike the employee's lower right leg. The chain severely punctured his leg and fractured his tibia.
An employee arrived on location and loaded a blow-out-preventer (BOP) on a 1-ton flatbed truck. While standing on the flatbed securing the the BOP, the employee stepped into a void/hole on the flatbed surface. This caused him to lose balance and fall off the truck bed with his leg still caught in the hole. As a result, he sustained fractures to his left leg.
An employee was rigging up a location. He was using an Allen wrench to free up rotation and start the drawworks engine manually. The engine rotated and his left little finger became caught between the Allen wrench and the engine. The employee sustained an amputation to his little finger and fractures to his wrist.
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An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.