Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1580328.015 - National Oilwell Varco

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1580328.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 02/25/2022

Site Address:
National Oilwell Varco
4703 Creekmont Drive
Houston, TX 77091

Mailing Address:
4703 Creekmont Drive, Houston, TX 77091

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333132/Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/13/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1867766	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144055.015

Event: 02/16/2022

Employee's finger is surgically amputated after being caught

At 12:45 a.m. on February 16, 2022, an employee was loading a piece of ram shaft onto a CNC lathe machine, Mori Seiki model # SL403B/2000 and serial # SL400FG0742. While loading, he was using his left hand to hold the tailstock. The button was pushed to tighten the tailstock and the employee's thumb and index finger were caught between the piece of ram shaft and tailstock. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgical amputation of his left index finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Lathe, Machine operator

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580328.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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