Incident date: 2017-11-05
NAICS industry code: 213112

Employees were performing pressure services, hydrostatic testing on a blowout preventer. When one of the employees attempted to loosen bolts on the wellhead spool, the hydraulic torque hammer wrench and wellhead spool struck the employee s left hand, partially amputating the index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high