Fellabaum Enterprises, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ARBOLES, COLORADO
| Employer | Fellabaum Enterprises, Inc. | Report ID | 2017099337 |
| Address | N Carracas 32-5 #4C-2 | City, State ZIP | ARBOLES, COLORADO 81121 |
| Event Date | September 29, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.00000, -107.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was holding a fixed centralizer while casing tongs were being used to join together casing when the centralizer slipped from his hand. As he attempted to grab it, his fingertip was caught and amputated in the casing tongs.
Incident Summary
On September 29, 2017, a worker at Fellabaum Enterprises, Inc. in ARBOLES, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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