Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R2Q Operating LLC, FM-2326, ELECTRA, TEXAS 76360
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was greasing a pumping unit. He was standing on the T-block when the weights swung. He moved back but was caught between the weights and the arm of the unit. He tried to catch himself, and his right hand was pulled into the pulley, resulting in amputation of his right little, ring, middle, and index fingers.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Oil drilling rigs and machinery
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