MIDLAND, TEXAS—
Cudd Pressure Control, Inc.
Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cudd Pressure Control, Inc., Wilson TXL Powell B 1041LS, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was changing rams in a blowout preventer on a snubbing unit. A nearby co-worker handed the employee a block when it slipped and fell onto the employee's left little fingertip, resulting in amputation.
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