# Amputations at NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
> OSHA SIR `2021032306` · 3/17/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
- **Location:** 12950 WEST LITTLE YORK ROAD, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 333132
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a torque gun to loosen a bonnet bolt on a blowout preventer door. The torque gun swung around and struck his left middle finger, causing the amputation of half of the finger.

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