Down Hole Inspection, Inc.
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — KARNES CITY, TEXAS
| Employer | Down Hole Inspection, Inc. | Report ID | 2024109959 |
| Address | HNP rig 260, Blondie A 1H | City, State ZIP | KARNES CITY, TEXAS 78118 |
| Event Date | October 26, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Source, secondary source unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.92000, -97.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was holding tubing while another employee used a sledgehammer to straighten out a bent tube. The roof that was being lifted fell down with the piping and crushed the injured employee's left thumb, resulting in amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 26, 2024, a worker at Down Hole Inspection, Inc. in KARNES CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with source, secondary source unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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