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Quality Tubing NOV

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Quality Tubing NOV in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Quality Tubing NOV Report ID 2020010604
Address 10303 Sheldon Road City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77049
Event Date January 20, 2020 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 Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.86000, -95.13000

Incident Narrative

Three employees were manually flipping a roll of coiled tubing when the tubing struck the injured employee's right thumb, resulting in a fracture and soft tissue amputation of the thumb.

Incident Summary

On January 20, 2020, a worker at Quality Tubing NOV in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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