Nine Energy Services Cementing Division

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FOWLERTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Nine Energy Services Cementing Division in FOWLERTON, TEXAS
Employer Nine Energy Services Cementing Division Report ID 2015041924
Address Off Hwy 97 & Cameron Ranch Rd., EOG Naylor-Jones 424H City, State ZIP FOWLERTON, TEXAS 78021
Event Date April 11, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Overhead hoists-pneumatic powered
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1056341
GPS Coordinates 28.56000, -98.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing cementing operations on a drilling rig. While using an air hoist to hoist a cement plug over a pipe, his thumb got caught between the "wing" of the plug and the plug itself. He sustained an amputation to the left-hand thumb up to the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2015, a worker at Nine Energy Services Cementing Division in FOWLERTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with caps, lids, covers, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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