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B & L Equipment Rentals, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at B & L Equipment Rentals, Inc. in PECOS, TEXAS
Employer B & L Equipment Rentals, Inc. Report ID 2017099138
Address Savanna Rig #642, Well # Red Buck Unit 25#2HN City, State ZIP PECOS, TEXAS 79772
Event Date September 22, 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 Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.42000, -103.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee's left hand was caught by a pipeline that was being lowered by a rig, partially amputating his thumb, index finger, and forefinger up to the knuckle. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2017, a worker at B & L Equipment Rentals, Inc. in PECOS, 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 pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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