PumpCo Energy Services, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PumpCo Energy Services, Inc. in GILLETT, TEXAS
Employer PumpCo Energy Services, Inc. Report ID 2017098585
Address 29.079666, -97.748879 City, State ZIP GILLETT, TEXAS 78111
Event Date September 6, 2017 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 Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.33000, -98.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding the wing side of a swivel connection in place to connect an iron riser to a wellhead when his right pinky finger was caught between the iron riser and the threaded part of the well, amputating it above the nail.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2017, a worker at PumpCo Energy Services, Inc. in GILLETT, 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 oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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