OBERLIN, OHIO·
HARRIS EXPLORATION DRILLING & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at HARRIS EXPLORATION DRILLING & ASSOCIATES, INC., 1240 North Professor St, OBERLIN, OHIO 44074 on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a loop injector. The loop injector had released from the diffuser at the top of the casing and started climbing up the loop toward the loop holder. While reversing the loop installer back down, the employee's glove became caught in a gear and sprocket which resulted in a left index finger amputation at the first knuckle. A finger was also fractured and his left middle finger required stitches.
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