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Basic Energy Services

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — PECOS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Basic Energy Services in PECOS, TEXAS
Employer Basic Energy Services Report ID 2020032253
Address Pecos Bill State #10H City, State ZIP PECOS, TEXAS 79772
Event Date March 9, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.44000, -103.57000

Incident Narrative

A well service floor hand was connecting pipe to a power swivel. The employee's left thumb was caught and crushed between the tubing elevators and a lifting cable. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing a surgical amputation to the thumb.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2020, a worker at Basic Energy Services in PECOS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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