National Oilwell Varco
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | National Oilwell Varco | Report ID | 2022021856 |
| Address | 5100 N. Sam Houston Parkway W. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77086 |
| Event Date | February 28, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Secondary Source | Wrenches-power not determined | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333132 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.93000, -95.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were working in a shop, repairing a piece of oilfield equipment known as an active heave drawworks (AHD) drum shaft. As one of them was inserting the bolt, the drum rotated, his crescent wrench slipped from its position, and his left hand was pinched between the wrench and the frame of the equipment. His index fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On February 28, 2022, a worker at National Oilwell Varco in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with oil drilling rigs and machinery 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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