JOURDANTON, TEXAS—
Xtreme Coil Services, A Schlumberger
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning up the shop area with a co-worker. There was a plunger on an I-beam. The employee picked up the plunger, then dropped it. The employee tried to catch it, and his right hand was caught between the plunger and a metal pipe stand. The employee sustained a laceration, torn tendon, and fracture to the middle finger.
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