TETRA Technologies, Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — GARY, TEXAS
| Employer | TETRA Technologies, Inc | Report ID | 2022054582 |
| Address | Sheridan Production Co III, LLC - Davis, M.L.#1, coord.-32.038049952092635, -94.387861741101 | City, State ZIP | GARY, TEXAS 75643 |
| Event Date | May 26, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal pipes, tubing |
| Secondary Source | Metal pipes, tubing | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.03000, -94.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee used a wire brush to clean the threads of two 10-foot joints of 2-inch figure 1502 iron pipe, which were sitting on the rack of a monorail trailer. As the employee rotated the pipe inward to clean the threads of the innermost joint, the opposite end of the pipe dislodged from the rack and fell to the ground. As it fell, the end nearest to the employee levered upward and pinched their right thumb between the two joints of pipe. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the thumb.
Incident Summary
On May 26, 2022, a worker at TETRA Technologies, Inc in GARY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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