CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Report ID | 2023043455 |
| Address | 4401 HIGHWAY 108 | City, State ZIP | WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA 70669 |
| Event Date | April 18, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 211111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.20000, -93.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was separating a valve stem from an actuator stem by removing two-piece split nuts that hold it together. The actuator shaft shifted, causing the top half of the split nut to impact and pinch the employee's right thumb against the frame. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 18, 2023, a worker at CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION in WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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