Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Power Rig LLC, GPS: 36.00518 -100.79685, MIAMI, TEXAS 79059
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
A crew was pulling pipe out of the hole and laying pipe/joint one at a time. The injured employee was laying down a drill collar after removing it when the collar swung and pinched their left little finger against a stationary part. The finger was amputated at the first joint.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Pipes, tubes metal
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