Reliable Wireline, LLC

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — BARNHART, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Reliable Wireline, LLC in BARNHART, TEXAS
Employer Reliable Wireline, LLC Report ID 2019065947
Address 31.1482316, -101.0102725 City, State ZIP BARNHART, TEXAS 76930
Event Date June 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.12000, -101.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a man basket near the wellhead on an oil and gas rig. The employee was screwing an entry guide onto a blowout preventer while a crane was removing it from the wellhead. The lubricator/blowout preventer moved and caught his right middle and ring fingers between the entry guide and the cap on the frac head. The middle finger was amputated and the ring finger required surgical treatment.

Incident Summary

On June 12, 2019, a worker at Reliable Wireline, LLC in BARNHART, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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