Stream-flo USA, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Stream-flo USA, LLC in PECOS, TEXAS
Employer Stream-flo USA, LLC Report ID 20171110889
Address Reeves County Rig #H&P 625 City, State ZIP PECOS, TEXAS 79772
Event Date November 13, 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
Secondary Source Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.43000, -103.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting on a casing head valve to hold himself up while working in a cellar. He was holding onto a stud with his left hand for support. He was cutting approximately 14 inches off of the casing using a torch when the blowout preventer became off-center and shifted to the side. His left index, middle, and ring fingers were then caught and smashed between the stud and casing, requiring surgical amputation of two fingertips at the base of the nail and one fingertip at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2017, a worker at Stream-flo USA, LLC 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 oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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