Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shebester-Bechtel Inc, E County Rd 750 & North South 2790 Rd, KINGFISHER, OKLAHOMA 73750
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee went to grab a tool out of the back of the rig. He lost balance and placed his left hand on the blowout preventer (BOP). The BOP closed and crushed fingertips on his left hand. The middle finger was partially amputated.
An employee was running sucker rods back into an oil/gas well. The transfer chain broke and struck the employee in the head, lacerating it and causing him to lose consciousness.
An employee was helping to load a beam onto a truck. He was trying to take a wood block out from under the beam when it fell from the forks of a forklift and caught his right index finger, amputating it between the first and second knuckles.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
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