# Dislocation of joints at National Oilwell Varco
> OSHA SIR `2015096411` · 9/3/2015 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** National Oilwell Varco
- **Location:** 4123 Oscar Nelson Jr. Dr, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working to set a tool up to start torqueing when his pinky finger got caught between the hydraulic torque wrench and a part. He dislocated his pinky finger.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*