Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TechnipFMC, 2825 West Washington Street, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS 76401
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were working together to rotate a wellhead adapter. Employee 1 was using an overhead hoist and lifting strap to lift one side of the adapter and place it on its opposite side. Employee 1 began to lower the adapter down, and Employee 2's left middle finger was caught in a pinch point between the lifting strap and the part, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was rigging chains to a crane to lift a zipper assembly. While the employee was taking slack out, their right index finger was caught between a chain and the zipper assembly. The fingertip was amputated to the nailbed.
An employee was function testing a flushing unit when the unit failed and the access panel was forced open as the filter housing ejected upward from the unit. The access panel struck the employee on his hard hat and he fell backward onto concrete, resulting in a fracture to their C1 vertebra.
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