Struck by object dropped by person · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ranger Energy Services, LLC, Ranger Energy - Well Site - N. Steinmann Unit B2, WESTHOFF, TEXAS 77994
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were performing routine maintenance on a mud pump. The injured employee was holding a plunger cap in place when the second employee dropped the plunger cap and the injured employee's right middle fingertip was caught between the plunger cap and the pump. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right middle fingertip.
HospitalizedAmputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Parts and materials unspecified
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