Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170155725 - Employee's fingers amputated on oil service rig

Accident Summary Nr: 170155725 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112223516	05/14/1991	1389	0	Pride Petroleum Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 12, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker were moving tongs from a service rig to a flat bed truck at the Santa Fe Energy Lease (Rincon) in Ventura, CA. Employee #1 later said that his right foot slipped on the service rig floor and he extended his right hand to break his fall. The middle and ring fingers of his right hand were amputated between the slips on the service rig floor and the power tongs. He was initially taken to Harbor Emergency in Ventura and then moved to Valley Medical Center in Van Nuys, where his amputated fingers were reattached.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, OIL WELL SERVICING, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112223516			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drillers, oil well

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