FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS·
Virtue Oilfield Rentals, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Virtue Oilfield Rentals, LLC, 35.321743 -94.433491, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72901 on , Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was tripping tubing when the tongs became stuck on the tubing. The employee was rocking the tongs up and down to remove them from the tubing. The handle he was holding onto landed on top of the tubing stump and crushed his right middle finger. About 1/4" of the fingertip was amputated without loss of bone.
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