105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

CONROE, TEXAS—

Axon Energy Products

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

Final narrative

Incident occurred right outside the test bay in the Conroe Facility. Employees were working on a pump unit skid simultaneously. The lead man and assembly technician were working on the control panel. The injured employee was laying on the left side between the radiator housing assembly and the fan belt assembly. Injured employee reached up to grab and hold the wrench (to "hold backstop") at the same time that the assembly technician hooked up the airline from the start exhaust to the throttle exhaust. As soon as the engine started (by plugging in the airline), the injured employee jerked his left arm back. The motion caused the injured employee's right arm to move up. The sleeve of his shirt was caught by the fan belt. When he went to pull away from the fan belt, his hand got caught in the fan belt. The fan belt ran his hand through the pulley, causing partial amputation of his right ring finger, an abrasion to his middle finger, and bruising/abrasion to his right arm.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Pumps

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