SAN ANGELO, TEXAS—
NexTier Completion Solutions
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at NexTier Completion Solutions, 1214 Gas Plant Road, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS 76904 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was doing maintenance work on the power-end crankshaft of a fluid pump. His little finger was caught between the crankshaft and the main bearing, causing a laceration to the upper finger area and a partial amputation.
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An employee was rebuilding a setting tool, attempting to seat the lower cylinder onto the cylinder head by tapping the setting tool onto the trailer floor. As the employee pushed down on the setting tool, the mandrel stroked in the setting sleeve and pinched and amputated their right middle finger.
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An employee was trying to prevent a block from swaying as it was attached to a crane. The crane moved, and the employee's left hand was caught in the sheave of the main block. The employee suffered amputation of 1/4 of the left ring fingertip and a laceration to the little finger.
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