Amputations

Name: Amputations at Murfin Drilling Inc.
Start: 5/4/2015

1 amputation · 2015052563 · 5/4/2015 · Murfin Drilling Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Metal pipes, tubing

Employer

Name: Murfin Drilling Inc.
Location: 675 East College Drive, COLBY, KANSAS, 67701
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Drilling pipe was being rolled off of a truck onto the rack. The pipe kicked back as it reached the bottom, catching an employee's right thumb between the pipe and the stack of pipes. The employee sustained an amputation to half of his thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown