Tulsa Tube Bending Co., Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — TULSA, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Tulsa Tube Bending Co., Inc. | Report ID | 2025054725 |
| Address | 4192 S. Galveston Ave. | City, State ZIP | TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74107 |
| Event Date | May 20, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Bending, crimping machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332996 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.10000, -95.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was loading a piece of pipe into a pipe bending machine. He had his right hand on the front of the loader while his left hand supported the piece of pipe in the back. A second operator had slightly clamped around the pipe to keep it in place. The third operator called out a measurement. The machine actuated and caught the the injured employee's left middle and ring fingers between the wiper and the material. The employee required surgery and sustained amputations to the distal joint of the middle and ring fingers.
Incident Summary
On May 20, 2025, a worker at Tulsa Tube Bending Co., Inc. in TULSA, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with bending, crimping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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