JOHNSON, KANSAS—
Berexco LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Berexco LLC, oil well site - no street address, JOHNSON, KANSAS 67855 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a motorized saw to cut the top off a test barrel. His left glove got caught and pulled into the saw, resulting in amputation of the index fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
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