# Amputations at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017032283` · 3/12/2017 · CALDWELL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
- **Location:** Rig 279, CALDWELL, TEXAS, 77836
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker adjust the placement of a cellar cover when he slipped and his right middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the cellar cover handle and the matting board.

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