OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221383409

RIVER ROCK OPERATING, LLC

COFFEYVILLE, KS· 2021-08-18T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Brake, Brake failure, Caught Between, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Finger, Fingertip, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Natural Gas, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Pulley, Pump, Surgical Amputation, Traumatic Amputation, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 211130
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345488936
Employer profile: RIVER ROCK OPERATING, LLC
Summary number: 221383409
Report ID: 0729700

Event description

Employee cuts fingertip while operating pump jack, later amp

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee working for a natural gas employee received medical treatment without hospitalization requiring amputation of the finger to the first knuckle. extraction operator was operating an Alten D16 Pump Jack. The employee was applying the brake to the belt and pulley system to stop the pump jack head in the down position. The brake was broken so the employee attached bailing wire to brake arm before applying the brake. The brake failed so the employee tried to stop the pump jack by applying pressure to the belt with his right hand. The belt continued to run from the motor to the gear box pulling the employee's hand toward the pulley. The employee pulled his hand away and removed his glove at which time he noticed his pinky fingertip was missing at the nail bed. The

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

Event type
2

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