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Cooke Slickline

Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — COTULLA, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cooke Slickline in COTULLA, TEXAS
Employer Cooke Slickline Report ID 2015118641
Address off of HWY 35 City, State ZIP COTULLA, TEXAS 78014
Event Date November 15, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.43000, -99.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling wire on the slip line of a truck when the wire loop caught and amputated his thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2015, a worker at Cooke Slickline in COTULLA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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