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Tolunay-Wong Engineering, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tolunay-Wong Engineering, Inc. in PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
Employer Tolunay-Wong Engineering, Inc. Report ID 2020076441
Address 1801 South Gulfway Drive City, State ZIP PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77640
Event Date July 10, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 541330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.86000, -93.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a surface casing of a drill rig, pulling it up with the drill pipe. His right thumb was caught in a pinch point between the mast and the casing. The thumb tuft was amputated, along with the soft tissue of the thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2020, a worker at Tolunay-Wong Engineering, Inc. in PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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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