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Hydro Resources

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hydro Resources in SPEARMAN, TEXAS
Employer Hydro Resources Report ID 2020043575
Address 36.268110, 101.128300 City, State ZIP SPEARMAN, TEXAS 79081
Event Date April 18, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Secondary Source Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Industry (NAICS) 561790 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.22000, -101.29000

Incident Narrative

Employees were drilling a water well. As they were removing a cut-out portion of the well casing from the drill floor, the casing was bumped and shifted, causing it to fall enough to take slack out of the cable. The injured employee had placed his hand on the cable to remove it from the hook and his finger was caught between the hook and the cable. As a result, the distal phalange of his left index finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2020, a worker at Hydro Resources in SPEARMAN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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