Hawkins Lease Company
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Amputations — SWEENY, TEXAS
| Employer | Hawkins Lease Company | Report ID | 2019043955 |
| Address | 21441 Loop 419, Chevron Phillip/Sweeney Plant | City, State ZIP | SWEENY, TEXAS 77480 |
| Event Date | April 17, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.03000, -95.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to move a piece of casing off a guide wire from a rig. The casing was on a pipe rack. As the pipe was pushed to move it out of the guide wire, the pipe rolled and caught his right hand, pinching his middle finger and resulting in partial amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On April 17, 2019, a worker at Hawkins Lease Company in SWEENY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.
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