Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Axis Energy Services, Grit Oil & Gas - San Pedro Ranch 21 Pad, CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS 78834
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
A crew was utilizing a forklift to install fence barriers around a well. The carriage of the forklift was being used to push down on the fence frame and push the legs of the barriers into the feet slots in the ground. The injured employee was signaling the forklift operator with his left hand while his right hand was on the barrier next to the one being installed. The forklift was pushing down on the barrier when the carriage slipped and contacted the injured employee's right index and middle fingers, resulting in amputations.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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