Schlumberger Technology Corp

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — KARNES CITY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Schlumberger Technology Corp in KARNES CITY, TEXAS
Employer Schlumberger Technology Corp Report ID 2018021890
Address Unit PSA 1H City, State ZIP KARNES CITY, TEXAS 78118
Event Date February 24, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.88000, -97.90000

Incident Narrative

A team on the rig floor was attempting to rig down a cement head with a manifold assembly from the rig floor down the slide to the ground below. A winch line was being used to lift the cement head off the rig floor to allow the team members to push the head to the slide. The head was pushed out beyond the slide, but the manifold caught on the rig floor and the head swung back toward the floor and struck the swing gate. An employee was holding the swing gate open with his right hand and was struck on the pinky finger. The distal interphalangeal joint was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2018, a worker at Schlumberger Technology Corp in KARNES CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 amputation.

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