Advanced Stimulation Technologies, Inc

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Advanced Stimulation Technologies, Inc in PENWELL, TEXAS
Employer Advanced Stimulation Technologies, Inc Report ID 2023054221
Address Frac location, 31.5317 -102.6285 City, State ZIP PENWELL, TEXAS 79776
Event Date May 10, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations 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 31.73000, -102.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were loading a 4-foot-tall piece of high-pressure iron pipe into a line truck. When the employee was setting down the pipe, his right middle finger was caught between the hammer union wing and another piece of high-pressure iron pipe, resulting in a finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2023, a worker at Advanced Stimulation Technologies, Inc in PENWELL, TEXAS suffered amputations 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 amputation.

Context

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