Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Blue Line Drilling Co

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Blue Line Drilling Co in EDEN, TEXAS
Employer Blue Line Drilling Co Report ID 2016021725
Address County Road 2019 City, State ZIP EDEN, TEXAS 76837
Event Date February 25, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Towers, poles, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.20000, -99.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was tightening a safety stand to a pole when the pole shifted, causing the safety stand to move and catch the employee's fingertip between the stand and pole. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2016, a worker at Blue Line Drilling Co in EDEN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with towers, poles, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

See all reports for Blue Line Drilling Co.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 3, 2022 INTERNATIONAL PAPER MANSFIELD, LOUISIANA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Mar 6, 2019 Divide Venture Foods DIVIDE, COLORADO Amputations Amp.
May 3, 2016 Charles Machine, Inc. SUMMERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Sep 2, 2021 Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Mar 20, 2019 Plant N Power PALMETTO, LOUISIANA Fractures Hosp.
Oct 21, 2019 W.W. Williams Company LLC HILLIARD, OHIO Crushing injuries Hosp.
Feb 25, 2016 Mortenson Construction LOCKNEY, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Mar 1, 2018 CNH Industrial America LLC GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports