MINCO, OKLAHOMA—
Blattner Energy, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Blattner Energy, Inc., 983 Minco II & III Repower, MINCO, OKLAHOMA 73059 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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