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Accident Summary Nr: 201093838 - Employee's thumb amputated when caught in tubing

Accident Summary Nr: 201093838 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126144179	03/28/2000	1389	0	Pool California Energy

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on March 24, 2000, an employee was testing tubing from an oil well hole. He removed the 3.5-in-diameter by 70-ft-long tubing, checked it for damage, and then replaced it for pressure testing. The employee placed the testing equipment inside the tube, attached to the end of the tube with a prong to keep it from falling into the tube. After testing, he removed the prong and the testing equipment fell into the tube. His left thumb was caught between the prong and the top of tubing, and was amputated. He was treated at the hospital and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, TEST EQUIPMENT, OIL WELL SERVICING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126144179			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Drillers, oil well

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