# Amputations at NOMAC Drilling Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015041849` · 4/9/2015 · DURHAM, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** NOMAC Drilling Company, LLC
- **Location:** 35.76917 -99.97628, DURHAM, OKLAHOMA, 73642
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a belt on a power washer. While checking the tension, the pump turned back on. This kicked the wrench away from the employee's hand and pulled his hand into the machine. His right little fingertip was amputated, and his right thumb was lacerated.

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